How to write y is no more than -8

Question

terenzreignz · Answer

Which of these symbols mean "no more than"
$$\Huge <,\le,=,\ge,>$$

anonymous · Answer

≥

terenzreignz · Answer

^that symbol also means 'greater than or equal to'

zepdrix · Answer

They throw these weird words at you sometimes.
You need to get comfortable with what they mean:

no more than -> less than or equal to
more than -> greater than

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

when you say "y is no more than -8", you are also saying "y is at most -8"

so -8 is the largest you can go. The value of y could be -8, but it cannot be any larger. Think of this as the "ceiling" so to speak.

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

so that means $$\Large y \le -8$$ since this allows y to be either -8 or values smaller than -8 (but not allow y to be larger than -8)