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Name three values of y that satisfies the inequality 5y ≤ 30
What is 6,5,4,3,2,1,0
100
Name three values of x that satisfy the inequality 6 + x > 15
What is 10,11,12,13,14,15, etc...
100
The Pearson family wants to save $1,000 for their family trip. Write an inequality to show the least amount they must save each month for 8 months to accomplish this.
What is 8x ≥ 1,000
100
James earns an 18% commission on all sales plus his base salary of $30,000. His total income last year was more than $58,000. Write an inequality to calculate the minimum number of sales James could have made.
What is 30,000 + 0.18x > 58,000
100
Chase wants to run 5 miles in less than 30 minutes. Write an inequality to show was his rate per mile should be.
What is 1 mile < 6 minutes
200
There are 45 athletes on the track team. The team wants to raise at least $1,000,000 for a new track. The school has agreed to contribute $300,000 towards the new track. Write an inequality to show the amount of money each track athlete should raise.
What is 300,000 + 45x ≥ 1,000,000
200
What is the solution to the inequality -5x - 8 ≤ 12 ?
What is x ≥ -4
200
Name three values that satisfy the inequality -3x + 5 ≥ 23
What is -6, -7, -8, etc...
200
Carla needs 42oz of frosting for a birthday cake. The frosting comes in 5oz packages. Write an inequality that can be used to find the least amount of packages of frosting Carla has to buy.
What is 5x ≥ 42
200
Solve: x/7 > 9
What is x > 63
300
Solve and Graph: x - 9 ≤ 3
What is x ≤ 12 The graph should have a closed circle on 12 and the arrow points to the left (numbers less than 12)
300
Solve and Graph: -4x < 36
What is x > -9 Graph would have an open circle at -9 and the arrow points right to numbers greater than -9
300
Charlie earns a salary of $3,500 each month, plus a 5% commission on all sales. He wants to earn at least $7,000 next month. Write an inequality that shows what his total sales must be in order to reach his goal.
What is 3,500 + 0.05x ≥ 7,000
300
Every month Julia withdraws $25 from her bank account for her water bill. Julia has budgeted $150 for the next several water bills. For how many months will her bill be covered? Write and solve an inequality to find the solution.
What is 25x ≤ 150
300
Solve and Graph: x - 11 < -7
What is x<4; To graph put an open circle at 4 and draw your arrow to the left showing numbers less than 4
400

Solve and Graph: 1 > y/-6

What is -6

400

To cover her rectangular screened in porch with outdoor carpet, Kendra needs at least 132 square feet of carpet. The length of Kendra's porch is 12 feet. What are the possible widths? Write an inequality and solve.

What is 12x ≥ 132; x ≥ 11

400

Trevor is writing a paper that must be at least 50,000 words long. He has already written 23,210 words. Write an inequality to find the average number of words Trevor must write per week if he wants to finish the paper in the next 5 weeks.

What is 23,210 + 5x ≥ 50,000

400
Connie's dog Fido weighs 35 lbs. Her vet placed Fido on a diet. What inequality can you write to find the average number of pounds Fido must lose monthly to reach a healthier weight of 28lbs in 6 months?
What is 35 - 6m ≤ 28
400
Jerome spent $20 on supplies to make 50 cookies for a bake sale. What inequality can you write to find the price Jerome should charge for each cookie if he wants to have a profit of more than $60?
What is 50c - 20 > 60
500

Ed wants to bicycle at least 75 miles this week. He has already biked 11 miles on Monday. Write and solve an inequality to show how many miles Ed should bike on his remaining 4 bike rides this week. Graph your solution.

What is 11 + 4b ≥ 75; b ≥ 16; on a graph draw a closed circle at 16 and the arrow pointing right to numbers greater than 16

500

Diana is buying lunch for herself and two friends. She has a coupon for $15 off the total bills and wants to spend less than $49 after using the coupon. The equation 3m - 15 < 49 can be used to find m, the average price of each friends lunch. Determine which, if any, of the following values make the equation true: m = 21, m =22, m=23.

What is none!

500

Charlene is a writer who is going on a trip. She has brought several copies of her latest book in her suitcase. The suitcase itself weighs 5lbs and each book weighs 3lbs. If her full suitcase can weigh no more than 50lbs, how many books can she bring?

What is 5 + 3x ≤ 50; x≤15

500

Carl is having a party. He has bought 24 brownies and is making 6 more batches of brownies. The inequality 24 + 6b ≥138 can be used to determine how many brownies must be in each batch so that all 138 guests get at least 1 brownie. Determine which of the given values, if any, make the inequality true. b = 10; b = 15; b = 20.

What is b = 20

500

A taxi cab costs $1.75 for the first mile and $0.75 for each additional mile. You have $20 to spend on your ride. Write an inequality to show how many miles you can travel.

What is 1.75 + 0.75m≤20