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Inequalities: OCR GCSE Maths questions

Every OCR GCSE Maths exam question on A22 Inequalities, 2017–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

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  1. Q4

    June 2025 · Paper 5

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    June 2025 Paper 5, question 4: (a) Solve. 4 x 20 G (a) (b) Show your solution to part (a) on the number line. x 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
  2. Q16

    November 2024 · Paper 5

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    November 2024 Paper 5, question 16: In the diagram below, the shaded region is a parallelogram. The parallelogram can be identified by four inequalities. Two of the inequalities are y 6 and y x .
  3. Q12

    November 2024 · Paper 6

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    November 2024 Paper 6, question 12: (a) Find all the possible integer values of x that satisfy the inequality 10 1 3 x 2 21 . - G (a) (b) An inequality is shown on the number line below. -7 -6 -5
  4. Q13

    June 2024 · Paper 5

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    June 2024 Paper 5, question 13: Solve the inequality. 2 x 100 0 . - H
  5. Q12

    June 2024 · Paper 6

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    June 2024 Paper 6, question 12: The region R is shown on this grid. y 8 6 4 R 2 x –4 –2 0 2 4 6 8 The region R is defined by three inequalities. The first inequality is given below. Complete t
  6. Q7

    November 2023 · Paper 4

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    November 2023 Paper 4, question 7: x =
  7. Q19

    November 2023 · Paper 5

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    November 2023 Paper 5, question 19: The graph of y x is drawn on the grid. = y 5 4 3 2 1 x 0 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 The region R satisfies the following inequalities. - y x y 2 y
  8. Q14

    June 2023 · Paper 5

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    June 2023 Paper 5, question 14: The graphs of x 3 and y x are drawn on the grid. = = y 5 4 3 2 1 x -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 -1 -2 -3 -4 The region R satisfies the following inequalities. 1 - -
  9. Q2

    November 2022 · Paper 5

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    November 2022 Paper 5, question 2: 4 x 3 1 1 . G -
  10. Q15

    November 2022 · Paper 6

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    November 2022 Paper 6, question 15: The region R is shown on this grid. A is the point (0, 3) and B is the point (3, 4.5). y 6 B 4 A R 2 x 0 2 4 6 (a) Show that an equation of the straight line th
  11. Q20

    June 2022 · Paper 4

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    June 2022 Paper 4, question 20: Solve this inequality. 2 x 4 x 12 0 + - G Give your answer using set notation. You must show your working.
  12. Q18

    June 2022 · Paper 6

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    June 2022 Paper 6, question 18: The graph of y 2 x + is drawn on this one centimetre grid. 1 = y 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 x 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 The region R satisfies
  13. Q12

    November 2021 · Paper 4

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    November 2021 Paper 4, question 12: (a) The region R is shown on this grid. y 12 11 10 9 8 7 R 6 5 4 3 2 1 x 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Region R is defined by four inequalities. One of
  14. Q7

    November 2021 · Paper 5

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    November 2021 Paper 5, question 7: (a) Solve the inequality. 4 ( x 3 1 ) x - (a) (b) Show your answer to part (a) on the number line. x -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
  15. Q17

    November 2020 · Paper 5

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    November 2020 Paper 5, question 17: The graphs of y and y 2 are drawn on the grid. x = = y 6 5 4 3 2 1 x 0 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 6 -1 -2 -3 -4 The region R satisfies the following inequalities. -
  16. Q2

    November 2020 · Paper 6

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    November 2020 Paper 6, question 2: Solve x 3 4 1 19 . + Show your solution on the number line. x 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
  17. Q18

    November 2019 · Paper 5

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    November 2019 Paper 5, question 18: The graph of y 3 6 13 is drawn on the grid. x + = y 5 4 3 2 1 x -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 The region R satisfies these inequalities. 3 6 13 2 3 y x y x x
  18. Q1

    November 2019 · Paper 6

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    November 2019 Paper 6, question 1: Solve x 3 5 10 . - H Show your solution on the number line. x 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
  19. Q18

    June 2019 · Paper 4

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    June 2019 Paper 4, question 18: Region R satisfies these inequalities. 3 y 2 y x H 9 x y + G By drawing three straight lines on the grid, find and label the region R. y 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 x
  20. Q9

    June 2019 · Paper 6

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    June 2019 Paper 6, question 9: Martha’s solution to the inequality x 8 5 3 x 10 is shown on the number line. + G - x -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 Is her solution correct? Explain your reasonin
All 25 questions on Inequalities, as a list
  1. June 2025, Paper 5, Q4 (3 marks): (a) Solve. 4 x 20 G (a) (b) Show your solution to part (a) on the number line. x 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
  2. November 2024, Paper 5, Q16 (7 marks): In the diagram below, the shaded region is a parallelogram. The parallelogram can be identified by four inequalities. Two of the inequalities are y 6 and y x .
  3. November 2024, Paper 6, Q12 (4 marks): (a) Find all the possible integer values of x that satisfy the inequality 10 1 3 x 2 21 . - G (a) (b) An inequality is shown on the number line below. -7 -6 -5
  4. June 2024, Paper 5, Q13 (3 marks): Solve the inequality. 2 x 100 0 . - H
  5. June 2024, Paper 6, Q12 (3 marks): The region R is shown on this grid. y 8 6 4 R 2 x –4 –2 0 2 4 6 8 The region R is defined by three inequalities. The first inequality is given below. Complete t
  6. November 2023, Paper 4, Q7 (3 marks): x =
  7. November 2023, Paper 5, Q19 (6 marks): The graph of y x is drawn on the grid. = y 5 4 3 2 1 x 0 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 The region R satisfies the following inequalities. - y x y 2 y
  8. June 2023, Paper 5, Q14 (5 marks): The graphs of x 3 and y x are drawn on the grid. = = y 5 4 3 2 1 x -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 -1 -2 -3 -4 The region R satisfies the following inequalities. 1 - -
  9. November 2022, Paper 5, Q2 (3 marks): 4 x 3 1 1 . G -
  10. November 2022, Paper 6, Q15 (8 marks): The region R is shown on this grid. A is the point (0, 3) and B is the point (3, 4.5). y 6 B 4 A R 2 x 0 2 4 6 (a) Show that an equation of the straight line th
  11. June 2022, Paper 4, Q20 (5 marks): Solve this inequality. 2 x 4 x 12 0 + - G Give your answer using set notation. You must show your working.
  12. June 2022, Paper 6, Q18 (6 marks): The graph of y 2 x + is drawn on this one centimetre grid. 1 = y 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 x 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 The region R satisfies
  13. November 2021, Paper 4, Q12 (5 marks): (a) The region R is shown on this grid. y 12 11 10 9 8 7 R 6 5 4 3 2 1 x 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Region R is defined by four inequalities. One of
  14. November 2021, Paper 5, Q7 (5 marks): (a) Solve the inequality. 4 ( x 3 1 ) x - (a) (b) Show your answer to part (a) on the number line. x -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
  15. November 2020, Paper 5, Q17 (5 marks): The graphs of y and y 2 are drawn on the grid. x = = y 6 5 4 3 2 1 x 0 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 6 -1 -2 -3 -4 The region R satisfies the following inequalities. -
  16. November 2020, Paper 6, Q2 (4 marks): Solve x 3 4 1 19 . + Show your solution on the number line. x 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
  17. November 2019, Paper 5, Q18 (6 marks): The graph of y 3 6 13 is drawn on the grid. x + = y 5 4 3 2 1 x -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 The region R satisfies these inequalities. 3 6 13 2 3 y x y x x
  18. November 2019, Paper 6, Q1 (4 marks): Solve x 3 5 10 . - H Show your solution on the number line. x 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
  19. June 2019, Paper 4, Q18 (6 marks): Region R satisfies these inequalities. 3 y 2 y x H 9 x y + G By drawing three straight lines on the grid, find and label the region R. y 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 x
  20. June 2019, Paper 6, Q9 (4 marks): Martha’s solution to the inequality x 8 5 3 x 10 is shown on the number line. + G - x -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 Is her solution correct? Explain your reasonin
  21. November 2018, Paper 5, Q14 (5 marks): The diagram shows the lines y 2 x + and x 1 7 4 y 28 . = + = y 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 x 0 1 2 3 4 5 The region R satisfies these inequalities. y 2 x + 1 7 x 4 y 28 y 2
  22. June 2018, Paper 5, Q2 (3 marks): Gemma’s solution to the inequality 3x + 1 2 – 5 is shown on the number line. x –6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Is Gemma’s solution correct? Explain your reasoni
  23. November 2017, Paper 5, Q17 (4 marks): Solve the inequality. 2 x 5 x 6 0 - - G
  24. November 2017, Paper 6, Q18 (11 marks): The diagram below shows a 1 cm coordinate grid. y 8 7 B 6 5 4 3 2 A 1 x 0 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 (a) Find an inequality that defines region A and another inequality th
  25. June 2017, Paper 5, Q10 (5 marks): (a) Solve the inequality. 3 x 2 2 10 - (a) (b) Solve. 6 x 2 5 4 x + = - (b) x =

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