WORD PROBLEMS
TWO STEP EQUATIONS
ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION
MULTIPLICATION
DIVISION
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Each game at a carnival costs $0.50, or you can pay $15 and play an unlimited amount of games. Write and solve an inequality to find how many times a person should play a game so that the unlimited game play for $15 is less than paying each time.
What is $0.50x > or = to $15 divided by.50 divided by.50 x > or = 31
100
Solve. 16-2c<14
What is 16-2c<14 -16 -16 divided by 2 | divided by 2 c < 1
100
Solve. t-4 less than or equal to 4
What is t-4 less than or equal to 4 +4 +4 t<or=8
100
Solve. 9h>or=63
What is 9h>or=63 divided by 9|divided by 9 h>or=7
100
Solve. 42 divided by x<6
What is 42 divided by x<6 multiplied by 42|multiplied by 42 x<7
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At a baseball game you can get a single hot dog for $2. You have at least $10 to spend. Write and solve an inequality to find the number of hot dogs you can buy.
What is $2x= or > $10 x= or > 5
200
Solve. 10<2n+5
What is n > 2.5
200
Solve. h-3<or=132
What is h<or=129
200
Solve. 5x>65
What is x>13
200
Solve. 100 divided by x
What is x
300
WRITE AN INEQUALITY FOR THIS SENTENCE. SOLVE THE INEQUALITY. Five times a number decreased by seven is less than -52.
What is 5x-7< -52 x < -9
300
Solve. 20< or =-9+k
What is k > or = 29
300
Solve. -5,000-x>4,000
What is x>-1,000
300
Solve. 9h<981
What is h<109
300
Solve. 120 divided by x >or= 3
What is x >or= 10
400
WRITE AN INEQUALITY FOR THIS SENTENCE. THEN SOLVE THE INEQUALITY. The product of a number and 4 minus three is at least -15.
What is (4+x)-3 < or = -15 +3 +3 -4 -4 x < or = -16
400
Solve. h-16< or =-24
What is h< or =-8
400
Solve. -4>or=n+3
What is n<or=-7
400
Solve. 40x<240
What is x<6
400
Solve. 16 divided by x > 4
What is x>4
500
Explain when you should not reverse the inequality symbol when solving an inequality.
What is when you are multiplying or dividing the variable by a positive number.
500
Solve. 6x+3>9
What is x>1
500
Solve. 3<or=n+9
What is n>or=-6
500
Solve. -3x<-36
What is x<12
500
Solve. 36 divided by x < or = 4
What is x < or = 8
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