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Example 1: Your age is greater than 5   Example 2: Your height is less than 60 inches.   Example 3: Your weight is no more than 140 pounds.  

Example 4: Jon’s earnings at $8.00 per hour were at most $56.   Example 5: Kim’s savings were increased by $40 and now are greater than $350.  

1). A number decreased by 13 is at least 45. Practice Write the inequality. 1). A number decreased by 13 is at least 45. 2). The product of 6 and a number is at most 76. 3). Sam’s age is greater than 13. 4). Stephen’s weight increased by 5 is less than 120 pounds. 5). The cars speed is less than or equal to 60 mph.          

Closure Explain what each phrase means and tell how they are alike and different. Is no more than Is no less than