Example 1

The following number line shows the low temperature in degrees Fahrenheit (°F) on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday in one town during a week in January. Use the number line to determine the meaning of the following inequality statements. [list] [*]Monday < Thursday [*]Tuesday < Monday [*]Wednesday > Thursday [*]Thursday > Tuesday [/list]

[list=1] [*]Determine the temperature for each day displayed on the number line. [*]Determine the meaning of the inequality statement Monday < Thursday. [*]Determine the meaning of the inequality statement Tuesday < Monday. [*]Determine the meaning of the inequality statement Wednesday > Thursday. [*]Determine the meaning of the inequality statement Thursday > Tuesday. [/list] This applet is provided by Walch Education as supplemental material for their mathematics programs. Visit [url="http://www.walch.com"]www.walch.com[/url] for more information on their resources.