Inequalities Scenarios

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What does the inequality s ≤ 18 represent in a scenario about students in a hall?

Back

It means there are no more than 18 students in the hall.

Front

What inequality represents spending at least $10 to get a free shopping bag?

Back

x ≥ 10

Front

If you ate more than 8 slices of pizza, how is this represented mathematically?

Back

x > 8

Front

How do you express that Jack’s age is three years more than twice his brother’s age, with their ages summing to at most 18?

Back

3x + 3 ≤ 18, where x is Jimmy's age.

Front

What inequality shows that the Chicago Cubs have won more than 100 games?

Back

x > 100

Front

What does the inequality x < 10 indicate in a spending scenario?

Back

It means you spent less than $10.

Front

How is the phrase 'at least' represented in an inequality?

Back

It is represented by the symbol ≥.

Front

What does the inequality x ≤ 8 signify in terms of pizza slices?

Back

It means you ate 8 slices or fewer.

Front

If a student can have no more than 5 absences, how is this expressed?

Back

a ≤ 5, where a is the number of absences.

Front

What does the inequality x > 15 indicate about a number of items?

Back

It means there are more than 15 items.