SOLUTION: When graphing an inequality on a number line, what distinction(s) do you make if it is greater than or equal to instead of just greater than?

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Question 942881: When graphing an inequality on a number line, what distinction(s) do you make if it is greater than or equal to instead of just greater than?
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For a number C,

includes the number C.
does not include the number C.

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When graphing an inequality on a number line, what distinction(s) do you make if it is greater than or equal to instead of just greater than?


Apply a SHADED CIRCLE at the LEAST GREATEST point, as opposed to an OPEN CIRCLE.