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What are the 5 types of inequality in maths?

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Darryl Mertz


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Zara Chaudary

The five types of inequality are as follows :

greater than is >

greater than or equal to is

not equal to is

less than is <

less than or equal to is



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Michaela Sukenikova

1) >

2) <

3)

4)

5)

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The 5 that we use most are

1) Greater than

2) Less that

3) Equal to

4) Greater than or equal to

5) less than or equal to


There is also an identity (like an equals but with three lines instead of two). This is usually used in algebra - you can find this on a higher paper.


We can express inequalities as symbols or number lines or even be asked to solve an inequality.


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Greater Than (>)

Less Than (<)

Greater Than or Equal to (>)

Less Than or Equal to (<)

Not Equal to (≠)

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Maham Akram

The five inequality symbols in Maths are greater than symbol (>), less than symbol (<), greater than or equal to symbol (≥), less than or equal to symbol (≤), and not equal to symbol (≠).

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The 5 types are:


Greater Than (>)

Less Than (<)

Greater Than or Equal to (>)

Less Than or Equal to (<)

Not Equal to (≠)


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