Writing One-Step Inequalities

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Johnny earns $15 per hour dog walking. He wants to earn at least $105 to buy a new bike. Which inequality represents how long Johnny needs to work to afford his new bike?

Back

15h ≥ 105

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Pet Supplies makes a profit of $5.50 per bag on its line of natural dog food. If the store wants to make a profit of no less than $5225, how many bags of dog food does it need to sell?

Back

5.50x ≥ 5225

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Monica wants to spend at most $40 at the county fair. Entrance to the fair costs $15. She can spend d dollars on other things at the fair. Which inequality can be used to find the possible values of d? Options:

d − 15 > 40

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d − 15 < 40

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d + 15 ≥ 40

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d + 15 ≤ 40

Back

d + 15 ≤ 40

Front

Amira wrote the inequality p + 5 ≤ 18. Which situation is best represented by this inequality?

Back

After Amira added 5 books to a stack of p books, there were no more than 18 books in the stack.

Front

Inequality to find x, the number of rulers sold at $3 each to collect at least $270.

Back

3x ≥ 270

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Tanesha ran 12.5 miles last week. This week, she has run 9.3 miles so far. Let x represent the miles she runs for the rest of this week. Which inequality shows the distances she can run to meet her coach's request to run farther?

Back

x + 9.3 > 12.5

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Damien needs at least $70 for a trip to Six Flags. If he already has $36, which inequality can be used to determine how much more money Damien needs? Options:

x − 36 ≤ 70

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x + 36 ≤ 70

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x − 36 ≥ 70

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x + 36 ≥ 70

Back

x + 36 ≥ 70

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Mrs. Scott decided that she would spend no more than $120 to buy birthday presents for her triplets. Which inequality can be used to determine the maximum Mrs. Scott can spend on each child?

Back

3x ≤ 120

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Bill earns $9.00 per hour. He would like to earn at least $180 each week. Which inequality can be used to find how many hours Bill will have to work to meet his goal?

Back

9x ≥ 180

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Trisha and her three sisters decide to purchase their mom a Christmas gift. Everyone will contribute an equal amount, up to $60 per person. Which inequality will help find how much money the sisters spend?

Back

x ÷ 4 ≤ 60