Linear Inequalities

8. 5 h < 2
5 < 2 + h
5 2 < h
3 < h

1. 1 < x , 3
Answer: D

Answer: A

2. 4 , x < 2
Answer: B
3. x + 1 < 4
x < 4 1
x < 3
x is a positive integer.
Hence, x = 1, 2, 3

1. 2 x > 4 and
2 + 4 > x
6 > x

Answer: D
4. 2x 1 , 9
2x , 9 + 1
2x , 10
10

x ,
2

x , 5
x is a positive integer.
Hence, x = 1, 2, 3, 4

2 1 0

2. 2x 1 > 15
2x > 15 + 1
16

x >
2

x > 8

5.
1

Answer: B

3
31
2
1
5

Answer: C

Answer: C

2x + 1 .
2x .
2x .
x .

and

4x
, 16
3
4x , 16 3
48
x ,
4
x , 12

x = 1, 0, 1, 2
8

10

11

12

x = 8, 9, 10, 11

6. 3m 1 . 11
3m . 11 + 1
3m . 12
12

m .
3

m . 4

Answer: C
3. 2 h , 5
2 , 5 + h
2 5 , h
3 , h

Answer: A

and

2h 16 < 0

2h < 16
16

h <
2

h < 8

Hence, 3 , h < 8

p
7. . 3
2
p . 2 3
p . 6

Answer: D

Answer: C
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4. x , 7 and 13 4x < 3

13 + 3 < 4x

16 < 4x
16
< x

4

4 < x

8.

x = 2, 1, 0, 1, 2

Answer: B

x
9. + 2 . x
and
2
x

2 . x
2
2x
x

2 .
2
2
x

2 .
2
2 2 . x

4 . x

x = 4, 5, 6
Answer: A
n
5. 1 > 3n + 4
2
n
1 4 > 3n
2
6n
n
5 >
2
2
5n
5 >
2
5 2 > 5n
10
> n
5
2 > n

(x 1) < x
3
x 1 < x 3
x 1 < 3x

1 < 3x x

1 < 2x
1

< x
2

x = 0, 1, 2, 3
Answer: A

Answer: D
1
6. x , 2
4
x , 2 4
x , 8

2 5x < 7
2 7 < 5x
5 < 5x
5
< x
5
1 < x

and

1. 2x + 3 > 3
and
2x > 3 3
6

x >
2

x > 3

Hence, 1 < x , 8
Answer: C

2 x > 0
2 > x

7. Given 2x 4 < x , 3 + 3x,

then 2x 4 < x

2x x < 4

x < 4

3 1
2
2

and

x , 3 + 3x
3 , 3x x
3 , 2x
3 , x

2

x = 3, 2, 1, 0, 1, 2
Answer: A
2. 8 e < 6
8 6 < e
2 < e

x = 1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4
Answer: C

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and

3 (e 6) , 12 2e
3e 18 , 12 2e
3e + 2e , 12 + 18

5e , 30
30

e ,
5

e , 6

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7. 2 + t , 9

t , 9 2

t , 7

7 4t < 3
7 3 < 4t

4 < 4t

1 < t

and

Hence, 1 < t , 7

e = 2, 3, 4, 5

Answer: D

Answer: C
3. 2k < 8 + k and
2k k < 8

k < 8

h
8. Given 3 > h . 1 ,
3
h
then 3 > h and
h . 1
3
h

h + . 1
3
4h
. 1

3

4h . 1 3
3

h .
4

k
> 1

2
k > 1 2
k > 2

Hence, 2 < k < 8

Answer: D
4. Given 4 , 3x 11 < 16
then 4 , 3x 11
4 + 11 , 3x
15
, x
3

5 , x

and

3 x 11 < 16

3x < 16 + 11
27

x <
3

x < 9

3 1

h = 1, 2, 3
Answer: A
5

9. 2m 1 , 2
2m , 2 + 1
2m , 3
3

m ,
2

x = 6, 7, 8, 9
Answer: A
x
5. Given 1 , 1 < 2
2
x
then 1 , 1 and
2
x
1 , 1
2
x

, 1 + 1
2

x , 4

x
1 < 2
2
x
1 2 <
2
x
1 <
2
2 < x

and

1
3 2
2

Answer: C
1
10. x < 2
3
x < 2 3
x < 6

and

Answer: C
and

m = 3, 2, 1, 0, 1

x = 2, 1, 0, 1, 2, 3

6. 7 w < 2
7 2 < w

5 < w

m > 3

3w 27 , 0

3w , 27
27

w ,
3

w , 9

5 3x ,
5 8 ,
3 ,
3
,
3
1 ,

8
3x
3x
x
x

Hence, 1 , x < 6
Answer: C

Hence, 5 < w , 9
Answer: B
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2
11. x . 2
5
2x . 2 5
10
x .
2
x . 5

and

13. k 3 < 11
k < 11 + 3
k < 14

3 + 4x < 15
4x < 15 3
12

x <
4

x < 3

3
Hence, < k < 14
2
Compare with m < k < n.
3
Therefore, m = , n = 14
2
Answer: D

Hence, 5 , x < 3
Answer: D
12. 7 2p .
7 + 4 .
11
.
2
1
5 .
2

4
2p

2p
. 2
3
2p . 2 3
6
p .
2
p . 3

and

p
p

and

14. Given 1 + y < 9 y , 2y + 6

then 1 + y < 9 y

y + y < 9 1

2y < 8
8

y <
2

y < 4

and

Hence, 1 , y < 4
3

1
5
2

Compare with p , y < q.

Therefore, p = 1, q = 4

p = 4, 5

Answer: C

Answer: A

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2k + 5 > 8
2k > 8 5
3

k >
2

9 y ,
9 6 ,
3 ,
3
,
3
1 ,

2y + 6
2y + y
3y
y
y