Chapter 8.6, Problem 3GP

To determine

More than 8000 fans attended the Wizards` opening soccer game. Write an inequality to describe the attendance.

Answer to Problem 3GP

  $\text{A}>8000$

Explanation of Solution

Given:

More than 8000 fans attended the Wizards` opening soccer game.

Concept Used:

An inequality compares two values, showing if one is less than, greater than, or simply not equal to another value. a ≠ b says that a is not equal to b. a < b says that a is less than b. a > b says that a is greater than b.

There are four different types of inequalities:

Greater than − $(>)$ ; Less than − $(<)$ ; Greater than or equal to − $(\ge )$ ; Less than or equal to − $(\le )$

For Inequality equation: If $b>c\Rightarrow c<b\text{or}b<c\Rightarrow c>b$

Rules for solving inequality equations:

These things do not affect the direction of the inequality:

• Add (or subtract) a number from both sides
• Multiply (or divide) both sides by a positive number
• Simplify a side

But these things do change the direction of the inequality (" $<$ " becomes " $>$ " for example):

• Multiply (or divide) both sides by a negative number
• Swapping left and right hand sides
• If there is a parenthesis $\left(\right)$ on the interval, then we use the strict inequality symbols $<\text{ or}>$

If there is a bracket $\left[\right]$ on the interval, then we use the inequality symbols

Calculation:

More than 8000 fans attended the Wizards` opening soccer game.

More than means the symbol $>$

Let the number of attendance be represents A, the inequality: $\text{A}>8000$

Thus, More than 8000 fans attended the Wizards` opening soccer game is $\Rightarrow \text{A}>8000$