How Do You Write an Absolute Value Inequality from a Word Problem?

How Do You Write an Absolute Value Inequality from a Word Problem?

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Sometimes the hardest part of a word problem is figuring out how to turn the words into math. This tutorial let's you see the steps to take in order to do just that! You'll see how to take a word problem and dissect it to turn it into an absolute value inequality.

Keywords:

  • problem
  • word problem
  • word
  • translate words to algebra
  • inequality
  • absolute value
  • write inequality
  • absolute value inequality

Background Tutorials

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  • Real Number Properties

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Further Exploration

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  • Solving Absolute Value Inequalities