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Solve absolute value inequalities

11th grade (Year 12 in England) Β· 16 questions Β· Common Core: HSA.REI.B.3

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  1. Question 1

    Solve: |x βˆ’ 2| < 5

    • A. x < 7
    • B. βˆ’7 < x < 3
    • C. βˆ’3 < x < 7
    • D. x ≀ βˆ’3 or x β‰₯ 7
  2. Question 2

    Solve: |4x + 8| ≀ 16

    • A. βˆ’6 ≀ x ≀ 2
    • B. βˆ’2 ≀ x ≀ 6
    • C. x ≀ βˆ’6 or x β‰₯ 2
    • D. βˆ’24 ≀ x ≀ 8
  3. Question 3

    Solve: |x + 3| β‰₯ 8

    • A. x ≀ βˆ’11 or x β‰₯ 5
    • B. βˆ’11 < x < 5
    • C. x β‰₯ 5
    • D. x ≀ βˆ’5 or x β‰₯ 11
  4. Question 4

    Solve: |3x βˆ’ 6| ≀ 6

    • A. 0 ≀ x ≀ 12
    • B. 0 ≀ x ≀ 4
    • C. βˆ’4 ≀ x ≀ 0
    • D. x ≀ 0 or x β‰₯ 4
  5. Question 5

    Solve: |x βˆ’ 2| β‰₯ 7

    • A. βˆ’5 < x < 9
    • B. x ≀ βˆ’5 or x β‰₯ 9
    • C. x ≀ βˆ’9 or x β‰₯ 5
    • D. x β‰₯ 9
  6. Question 6

    Solve: |3x + 15| ≀ 3

    • A. x ≀ βˆ’6 or x β‰₯ βˆ’4
    • B. 4 ≀ x ≀ 6
    • C. βˆ’6 ≀ x ≀ βˆ’4
    • D. βˆ’18 ≀ x ≀ βˆ’12
  7. Question 7

    Solve: |x| β‰₯ 3

    • A. x β‰₯ 3
    • B. βˆ’3 < x < 3
    • C. x ≀ βˆ’3 or x β‰₯ 3
  8. Question 8

    Solve: |3x + 12| ≀ 3

    • A. βˆ’15 ≀ x ≀ βˆ’9
    • B. 3 ≀ x ≀ 5
    • C. βˆ’5 ≀ x ≀ βˆ’3
    • D. x ≀ βˆ’5 or x β‰₯ βˆ’3
  9. Question 9

    Solve: |x + 3| < 2

    • A. 1 < x < 5
    • B. x < βˆ’1
    • C. x ≀ βˆ’5 or x β‰₯ βˆ’1
    • D. βˆ’5 < x < βˆ’1
  10. Question 10

    Solve: |3x + 6| ≀ 6

    • A. βˆ’4 ≀ x ≀ 0
    • B. x ≀ βˆ’4 or x β‰₯ 0
    • C. 0 ≀ x ≀ 4
    • D. βˆ’12 ≀ x ≀ 0
  11. Question 11

    Solve: |x βˆ’ 1| β‰₯ 4

    • A. x ≀ βˆ’3 or x β‰₯ 5
    • B. x ≀ βˆ’5 or x β‰₯ 3
    • C. x β‰₯ 5
    • D. βˆ’3 < x < 5
  12. Question 12

    Solve: |2x| ≀ 8

    • A. βˆ’8 ≀ x ≀ 8
    • B. x ≀ βˆ’4 or x β‰₯ 4
    • C. βˆ’4 ≀ x ≀ 4
  13. Question 13

    Solve: |x + 1| < 7

    • A. x < 6
    • B. βˆ’6 < x < 8
    • C. x ≀ βˆ’8 or x β‰₯ 6
    • D. βˆ’8 < x < 6
  14. Question 14

    Solve: |3x + 15| ≀ 3

    • A. 4 ≀ x ≀ 6
    • B. βˆ’6 ≀ x ≀ βˆ’4
    • C. x ≀ βˆ’6 or x β‰₯ βˆ’4
    • D. βˆ’18 ≀ x ≀ βˆ’12
  15. Question 15

    Solve: |x + 6| < 8

    • A. βˆ’14 < x < 2
    • B. x < 2
    • C. βˆ’2 < x < 14
    • D. x ≀ βˆ’14 or x β‰₯ 2
  16. Question 16

    Solve: |3x + 3| ≀ 12

    • A. βˆ’3 ≀ x ≀ 5
    • B. βˆ’15 ≀ x ≀ 9
    • C. βˆ’5 ≀ x ≀ 3
    • D. x ≀ βˆ’5 or x β‰₯ 3

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  1. βˆ’3 < x < 7
  2. βˆ’6 ≀ x ≀ 2
  3. x ≀ βˆ’11 or x β‰₯ 5
  4. 0 ≀ x ≀ 4
  5. x ≀ βˆ’5 or x β‰₯ 9
  6. βˆ’6 ≀ x ≀ βˆ’4
  7. x ≀ βˆ’3 or x β‰₯ 3
  8. βˆ’5 ≀ x ≀ βˆ’3
  9. βˆ’5 < x < βˆ’1
  10. βˆ’4 ≀ x ≀ 0
  11. x ≀ βˆ’3 or x β‰₯ 5
  12. βˆ’4 ≀ x ≀ 4
  13. βˆ’8 < x < 6
  14. βˆ’6 ≀ x ≀ βˆ’4
  15. βˆ’14 < x < 2
  16. βˆ’5 ≀ x ≀ 3