One-step inequalities

One-step inequalities are very easy to solve. They are very similar to one-step equations when it comes to the solving procedure. The biggest difference is that, while the solution of an equation is one number, the solution of an inequality is often a large group of numbers. For instance, let us say you have to solve an inequality that looks like this:

x + 4 > 8

The first thing  you have to do is to move the number 4 to the right side of the inequality. Do not forget to change the sign of the number you are moving to the other side. After that, just perform the subtraction. Like this:

x > 8 – 4

x > 4

As you can see, the inequation states that x is greater than 4. That means that the solution of the inequation are all numbers greater than 4.

one step inequalities

Also, a very important thing to remember is to change the sign of inequality when multiplying or dividing the whole expression with a negative number. For example, let us say we have an expression that looks like this:

-4x >16

To get to the value of x, we have to divide the whole expression with (-4). Like this:

-4x > 16 |: (-4)

Now we have to change that sign, or else we will get the wrong result. The final result will be:

x < -4

You can check that result by inserting any value smaller than (-4) as the value of x. If you wish to practice solving one-step inequalities, feel free to use the free math worksheets below.

One-step inequalities exams for teachers

Exam Name File Size Downloads Upload date
Adding and subtracting integers
One-step inequalities – Adding and subtracting – Integers – very easy 271.3 kB 12812 September 3, 2019
One-step inequalities – Adding and subtracting – Integers – easy 278.6 kB 8272 September 3, 2019
One-step inequalities – Adding and subtracting – Integers – medium 300.5 kB 8069 September 3, 2019
One-step inequalities – Adding and subtracting – Integers – hard 313.4 kB 4613 September 3, 2019
One-step inequalities – Adding and subtracting – Integers – very hard 340.1 kB 3906 September 3, 2019
Adding and subtracting decimals
One-step inequalities – Adding and subtracting – Decimals – easy 309.1 kB 3404 September 3, 2019
One-step inequalities – Adding and subtracting – Decimals – medium 320.9 kB 2515 September 3, 2019
One-step inequalities – Adding and subtracting – Decimals – hard 322.4 kB 2477 September 3, 2019
One-step inequalities – Adding and subtracting – Decimals – very hard 368.3 kB 2115 September 3, 2019
Adding and subtracting fractions
One-step inequalities – Adding and subtracting Fractions – very easy 275.6 kB 3591 September 3, 2019
One-step inequalities – Adding and subtracting – Fractions – easy 321.9 kB 3335 September 3, 2019
One-step inequalities – Adding and subtracting – Fractions – medium 348.1 kB 2912 September 3, 2019
One-step inequalities – Adding and subtracting – Fractions – hard 365.7 kB 2417 September 3, 2019
One-step inequalities – Adding and subtracting – Fractions – very hard 476.9 kB 2139 September 3, 2019
Multiplying and dividing integers
One-step inequalities – Multiplying and dividing – Integers – very easy 290.9 kB 6342 September 3, 2019
One-step inequalities – Multiplying and dividing – Integers – easy 303.5 kB 4995 September 3, 2019
One-step inequalities – Multiplying and dividing – Integers – medium 315.3 kB 5274 September 3, 2019
One-step inequalities – Multiplying and dividing – Integers – hard 330 kB 3248 September 3, 2019
One-step inequalities – Multiplying and dividing – Integers – very hard 377.6 kB 2667 September 3, 2019
Multiplying and dividing decimals
One-step inequalities – Multiplying and dividing – Decimals – very easy 349.7 kB 2535 September 3, 2019
One-step inequalities – Multiplying and dividing – Decimals – easy 351.3 kB 2553 September 3, 2019
One-step inequalities – Multiplying and dividing – Decimals – medium 388.3 kB 2258 September 3, 2019
One-step inequalities – Multiplying and dividing – Decimals – hard 412.7 kB 2204 September 3, 2019
One-step inequalities – Multiplying and dividing – Decimals – very hard 432.7 kB 1998 September 3, 2019
Multiplying and dividing fractions
One-step inequalities – Multiplying and dividing – Fractions – very easy 315.1 kB 2746 September 3, 2019
One-step inequalities – Multiplying and dividing – Fractions – easy 323.4 kB 2523 September 3, 2019
One-step inequalities – Multiplying and dividing – Fractions – medium 362.7 kB 2251 September 3, 2019
One-step inequalities – Multiplying and dividing – Fractions – hard 367 kB 2149 September 3, 2019
One-step inequalities – Multiplying and dividing – Fractions – very hard 448.7 kB 2101 September 3, 2019

 

One-step inequalities worksheets for students

Worksheet Name File Size Downloads Upload date
One-step inequalities – Adding and subtracting – Integers 4.9 MB 7794 September 3, 2019
One-step inequalities – Adding and subtracting – Decimals 5.4 MB 3038 September 3, 2019
One-step inequalities – Adding and subtracting – Fractions 5.3 MB 2904 September 3, 2019
One-step inequalities – Multiplying and dividing – Integers 4.6 MB 5435 September 3, 2019
One-step inequalities – Multiplying and dividing – Decimals 5.7 MB 2890 September 3, 2019
One-step inequalities – Multiplying and dividing – Fractions 5.3 MB 2534 September 3, 2019