Inequalities Starter PP + WS+ Worked A's

olving Inequalities Maths Starter | PowerPoint, Worksheet & Worked Answers

A ready-to-teach Solving Inequalities maths starter designed for KS3 Maths and GCSE Foundation revision.

This structured starter develops pupils’ understanding of inequalities progressively, beginning with inequality symbols before moving through one-step inequalities, representing solutions on number lines, two-step inequalities, negative coefficients and inequalities in context.

Questions increase in difficulty using a clear star-rated challenge system, allowing pupils to work independently while progressing to more demanding problems.

A Stretch Challenge provides additional depth for higher-attaining pupils and early finishers.

What’s included?

✔ Solving Inequalities PowerPoint starter
✔ Printable A4 pupil worksheet
✔ Fully worked answers and solutions
✔ Understanding inequality symbols: <, >, ≤ and ≥
✔ One-step inequalities
✔ Representing solutions on a number line
✔ Two-step inequalities
✔ Inequalities involving negative coefficients
✔ Reversing the inequality sign when multiplying or dividing by a negative
✔ Problem-solving and real-life inequalities
✔ Progressive levels of challenge
✔ Stretch Challenge questions
✔ Clear working to support whole-class feedback and self-assessment

Progressive differentiation

The starter is designed to build confidence before increasing the level of challenge:

• Understand inequality symbols
• Solve simple inequalities and represent solutions
• Solve multi-step inequalities, work with negative coefficients and tackle contextual problems

The Stretch Challenge then provides pupils with more demanding algebraic inequalities.

This makes the resource useful for mixed-attainment classes, as pupils can begin with accessible questions before progressing at their own pace.

Worked answers included

A complete worked-answer slide is included rather than just a list of final answers.

Solutions model the algebraic steps and clearly reinforce the important rule that multiplying or dividing an inequality by a negative number reverses the inequality sign.

This makes the resource particularly useful for:

Whole-class feedback
Self-assessment
Identifying misconceptions
Modelling mathematical working
Revision
Independent practice

Ideal for
KS3 Maths
Year 7, Year 8 and Year 9 Maths
GCSE Maths
GCSE Foundation Maths
Algebra lessons
Solving inequalities lessons
Maths starters
10-minute starters
Do Now activities
Bell work
Retrieval practice
Revision
Intervention
Cover lessons
Independent practice
Homework

The clear classroom-friendly layout allows the PowerPoint to be displayed directly on the board while pupils complete the questions independently.

Simply display, print and teach.