word problems
1 step linear equations
2 step linear inequalities
compound inequalities
bonus facts
100

Julia owns a gummy bear company where you can create your own boxes full of gummy bear packs. Each pack costs $1 dollar, plus the $3 shipping fee. Natalia wants to buy a box of gummy bears, but she can only spend $12 dollars. What is the inequality that shows Natalia’s situation, where x represents the amount of gummy bears packs she can buy?

What is 1x + 3 ≤ 5?

100

5x > 25

What is x > 5?

100

2r – 3 > 1

What is r > 2

100

z – 16 ≥ 3 or z – 5 < 9

What is  z ≥ 19 or z < 14?

100

The college that Mr. Albanese went to

What is University of Loyola?

200

Jiya is riding a roller coaster with her friends. There is a limit of 225 pounds per car. She wants to ride with 2 friends and her 2 pound backpack. What is the inequality that shows Jiya’s situation, where x represents the maximum number of pounds that each person can weigh?

What is 3x + 2 ≤ 225?

200

2 > y/4

What is y < 8?

200

2z – 3 ≤ 7

What is z ≤ 5?

200

10 ≥ k – 6 > – 1

What is 16 ≥ k > 5?

200

A grandfather, two fathers and two sons went to the movie theater together and everyone bought one movie ticket each. How many tickets did they buy in total?

What is 3?

300

Kiko’s dog, Luna, has to eat a minimum of 2 cups of food a day, and a maximum of 4 cups. What is the inequality that shows Kiko’s situation, where x represents the number of cups?

What is 2 ≤ x ≤ 4?

300

-7x ≥ 49

What is x ≤ 7?

300

7a + 10 < 3

What is a < –1?

300

g – 12 > 8 or g + 18 < 8


What is g > 20 or g < –10?

300

Why are obtuse angles so depressed?

What is "They’re never right!"

400

 Art looks at a minimum of 10 cat memes an hour, plus the 1 cat meme that Sid sends him a day. But, his mom said that he can look at maximum of 30 cat memes a day. How many hours can he look at cat memes before he gets grounded?

What is 10x + 1 ≤ 30?

400

-9x < 126

What is x > 14?

400

3c – 7 > 2

What is c > 3?

400

16 > s + 16 > 1

What is 

0 > s > –15

400

Finish the Lyric from 3rd grade math class with Mr. Nolde: “8 16 24 32 40 48 56 64 72 80 now I know my 8’s, isn’t that so great?”


What is "I can do my best, just give me a test!"

500

Ian is eating spoons of fried rice. Chamber always takes 2 spoons before Ian starts eating - which makes Ian sad. Ian loves math, so he always makes the amount of rice spoons he eats is a multiple of 3. Also, the maximum amount of spoons he can get out of one plate is 23. What is the inequality that shows Ian’s situation, where x represents the number of spoons that he ends up consuming? 

What is 3x - 2 < 23?

500

u/-2 ≥ 5

What is u ≤ -10?

500

8 + –3t ≤ –1

What is t ≥ 3?

500

–11 < r + 1 ≤ 14

What is –12 < r ≤ 13?

500

The word “hundred” means... (hint, it isn’t 100 but is still a number)


What is 120? (comes from the old norse term of hundrath)