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How is an inequality different from an equation? Give a real-world scenario in which you would write an inequality rather than an equation

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And equation is a mathematical sentences with an equal sign. An inequality is a mathematical sentences in which contaibs with <, >, ≤ ≥≠. A real life example would be: Madeline has $45.Sep 18, 2017
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an equation is a mathmatic expression that has equal signs and an inequality has inequaluty signs example y=12x is an equation and y<12x is an inequality
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