Year 10 - Linear inequalities - Free practice

Year 10 Linear Inequalities Worksheets

Solve, graph on number line, handle sign flips from negatives.

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10 questions — 4 Foundation, 4 Standard, 2 Extension — with full worked solutions, calibrated to the Victorian Curriculum.

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Why we built it

Year 10 inequalities mostly mirror equations - with one crucial twist: dividing by a negative flips the sign. These worksheets give your student varied multi-step inequalities and number-line representations to hammer that rule home.

What's covered

Sub-skills your student will practise

  • Solving one-variable linear inequalities
  • Inequalities with fractions
  • Inequalities with brackets and like-term collection
  • Sign-flipping when multiplying / dividing by a negative
  • Representing the solution on a number line

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Frequently asked

Questions parents ask about linear inequalities

What's an inequality?

A statement that two expressions are not equal but in a specific relationship - greater than (>), less than (<), greater than or equal to (>=), less than or equal to (<=). Solving them gives a range of values, not a single number.

What's the key rule for inequalities?

If you multiply or divide both sides by a negative number, you must flip the inequality sign. So -2x > 4 becomes x < -2 (note the flip). Forgetting this is the single most common Year 10 inequality mistake.

How do students represent inequality solutions on a number line?

Open circle for strict (< or >), filled circle for inclusive (<= or >=). Arrow extending in the direction of the solution. For x > 3, open circle at 3, arrow pointing right.

Are quadratic inequalities a Year 10 topic?

Mainstream Year 10 stays with linear inequalities. Quadratic inequalities (where x^2 < 9 or similar) arrive in Year 11 Methods. The technique - sketch the parabola, identify where it's below/above zero - is a Methods skill.

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