Final answer:
To turn an inequality into an equation, you need to solve the inequality as an equation by following certain steps.
Step-by-step explanation:
To turn an inequality into an equation, you need to solve the inequality as an equation. Here are the steps:
- Identify the inequality symbol (such as <, >, ≤, or ≥).
- Flip the inequality symbol, if it's a strict inequality (such as < or >). Change it to the corresponding equal or not equal symbol.
- Solve the inequality equation by performing the same operations on both sides of the equation.
- If you end up with a true statement (such as 5 = 5), the inequality can be turned into an equation. If you end up with a false statement (such as 3 = 8), there is no solution.
For example, let's turn the inequality 2x + 3 > 7 into an equation:
- Flip the inequality symbol: 2x + 3 ≥ 7.
- Solve the equation: 2x + 3 = 7.
- Subtract 3 from both sides: 2x = 4.
- Divide both sides by 2: x = 2.
- The inequality 2x + 3 > 7 can be turned into the equation 2x + 3 = 7 by solving it step by step.