A number y is greater than -8 and is at most -7

Answer 1

Hi, Taylor!

What you are currently describing would look like this -8<y≤-7. The variable "y" must be bigger than -8, the "y" gets the big side of the inequality. Note, since "y" cannot equal -8, there is no equal bar in this inequality sign. The variable "y" is at most -7, meaning that -7 is the absolute biggest the variable can be and -7 must get the big side of the inequality. Note, this time there is an equal bar in the inequality sign because "y" can be exactly -7.

Based on this set-up, -8<y≤-7, "y" could be a value like -7.99, -7.567854, -7.1, -7, but it COULD NOT be -8.

If you have any other questions, let me know. Hope this helps!

Katie