Solving Inequalities from Word Problems

Solving Inequalities from Word Problems

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In Fort Worth, Texas, 6 bats ate 36 grams of insects in one night. At this rate, how many grams of insects could 42 bats eat in one night?

Sam is collecting canned goods for the local food drive. He wants to collect at

least 68 cans of food. He has collected 29 cans already.

• What operation is happening?

• What inequality symbol represents at least?

• What is the total?

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Sam is collecting canned goods for the local food drive.

He wants to collect at

least 68 cans of food. He has collected 29 cans already.

Write an inequality for this situation.

Use c, for the number of cans Sam still

needs to collect.

Fill in the Blanks

 $c+29\ge68$  

Solve for c

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What are some possible solutions for c?

 $c\ge39$  

Jamal got a new puppy and has to make a dog run for it. The area of the dog run

he is making can be no more than 96 square feet. If the length of the dog run is 4feet, what widths, w, are possible for the dog run? Remember: A=l•w

• What operation is happening?

• What inequality symbol represents no more than?

• What is the total?

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Jamal got a new puppy and has to make a dog run for it. The area of the dog run

he is making can be no more than 96 square feet. If the length of the dog run is 4feet, what widths, w, are possible for the dog run? Remember: A=l•w

Write an inequality for this situation.

Fill in the Blanks

 $4w\le96$  

Solve for w

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What are some possible solutions for w?

 $w\le24$