I love inequalities :)
Inequalities are so FUN!
Can we solve inequalities all year???!!
Compound Inequalities
Word Problems
100
x - 5 >= 6
What is t >= 11
100
0 > x - 2
What is x < 2
100
3x > -9
What is x > -3
100
-1 < x + 1 <1
What is -2 < x < 0
100
Bailey has $3 to spend in the arcade. The game she likes costs $0.50 per play. What are the possible numbers of times that she can play?
What is x <= 6
200
4 >= (1/2)x
What is x <= 8
200
-2x + 4 < -10
What is x > 7
200
4 < -8x
What is x > (-1/2)
200
x - 4 < -7 OR x + 3 > 4
What is x < 4 OR x >= 4
200
Sheyenne makes overtime pay when she works more than 40 hours in a week. So far this week she has worked 29 hours. Write and solve an inequality to show the number of hours that Sheyenne must work to earn overtime pay.
What is x > 11
300
(4 - 2)^3 > x
What is x < 8
300
x > 4(5 - 8)
What is x > -12
300
x <= 3^2 - 2^2
What is x <= 5
300
1 <= 2x - 5 <= 7
What is 3 <= x <= 6
300
x is at least -6 and at most 2
What is -6 <= x <= 2
400
8 - (2/3)x <= 2
What is x >= 9
400
4(x + 3) > -24
What is x > -9
400
-2 > 7x - 2(x - 4)
What is x < -2
400
5 < 3 - 4x <= 9
What is -1.5 <= x < -0.5
400
Joey is on a diet. He is supposed to eat at least 1500 but no more than 1800 calories per day. Before his last meal of the day he has had 1150 calories. What number of calories should Joey eat at his last meal of the day?
What is 350 <= x <= 650
500
5(4+x) <= 3(2 + x)
What is x <= -7
500
4x > 3(7 - x)
What is x > 3
500
(-2/5)x <= 4 - (3/5)x
What is x <= 20
500
2x - 3 < 5 OR x - 4 >= 0
What is x < 4 OR x >= 4
500
The average of Nick's three test scores must be at least 80 to make an B in math class. Nick got a 74 on his first test and a 89 on his second test. What grades can Nick get on his third test to make an B in math class?
What is x >= 77
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