How Do You Solve an Inequality By Subtracting Fractions?

How Do You Solve an Inequality By Subtracting Fractions?

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To solve an inequality containing fractions, focus on isolating the variable on one side of the inequality. In this tutorial, you'll see how to subtract fractions with unlike denominators in order to isolate the variable and find the answer to the inequality!

Keywords:

  • fraction inequality
  • fractions
  • inequality
  • solve using subtraction
  • common denominator
  • solve
  • solve for variable
  • isolate variable
  • subtraction

Background Tutorials

  • Fraction Basics

      • What's a Numerator and What's A Denominator?What's a Numerator and What's A Denominator?

      What's a Numerator and What's A Denominator?

      Numerators and denominators are the key ingredients that make fractions, so if you want to work with fractions, you have to know what numerators and denominators are. Lucky for you, this tutorial will teach you some great tricks for remembering what numerators and denominators are all about.

      • How Do You Reduce A Fraction?How Do You Reduce A Fraction?

      How Do You Reduce A Fraction?

      Fractions involving large numbers can be a handful, but sometimes these fractions can be reduced, taking those large numbers off your hands. This tutorial shows you how to reduce a fraction to its simplest form. Take a look!

  • Inequalities and Comparing Real Numbers

      • What's an Inequality?What's an Inequality?

      What's an Inequality?

      Inequalities come up all the time when you're working algebra problems. In this tutorial you'll learn what an inequality is, and you'll see all the common inequality symbols that you're likely to see :)

  • Subtracting Real Numbers

  • Solving Inequalities Using Subtraction

      • What's the Subtraction Property of Inequality?What's the Subtraction Property of Inequality?

      What's the Subtraction Property of Inequality?

      Ever wondered what rules you're allowed to follow when you're working with inequalities? Well, one of those rules is called the subtraction property of inequality, and it basically says that if you minus a number from one side of an inequality, you have to minus that same number from the other side of the inequality as well. Watch the tutorial to see how this looks in terms of algebra!

Further Exploration

  • Solving Inequalities Using Addition

      • How Do You Solve an Inequality By Adding Fractions?How Do You Solve an Inequality By Adding Fractions?

      How Do You Solve an Inequality By Adding Fractions?

      To solve an inequality containing fractions, focus on isolating the variable on one side of the inequality. In this tutorial, you'll see how to add fractions with unlike denominators in order to isolate the variable and find the answer to the inequality!