The document discusses writing equations and inequalities to represent verbal sentences. It defines the symbols for equal to, less than, less than or equal to, greater than, and greater than or equal to. It then provides 5 examples of translating sentences into the corresponding mathematical expressions.

1. Section 1.4
Write Equations and Inequalities
I will translate verbal sentences
into equations or inequalities.
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4. =
is equal to, the same as
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5. =
is equal to, the same as
<
is less than, fewer than
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6. =
is equal to, the same as
<
is less than, fewer than
≤
is less than or equal to,
at most, no more than
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7. =
is equal to, the same as
<
is less than, fewer than
≤
is less than or equal to,
at most, no more than
>
is greater than, more than
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8. =
is equal to, the same as
<
is less than, fewer than
≤
is less than or equal to,
at most, no more than
>
is greater than, more than
≥
is greater than or equal to,
at least, no less than
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10. Example 1
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11. Example 1
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12. Example 2
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13. Example 2
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14. Example 3
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15. Example 3
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16. Example 4
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17. Example 4
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18. Example 5
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19. Example 5
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