Two-Step Inequality Word Problems

Kiari needs at least $4800 to buy her first car. She has already saved half. If she saves $50/week, what is the minimum number of weeks it will take her to save enough for the car?

Write the inequality to the problem.

• 50x+1/2 ≥ 4800

• 1/2x+50 ≤ 4800

• 50x+2400 ≥ 4800

• 50x+2400 ≤ 4800

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4B

Caleb is making lemonade and cookies for the school bake sale. He has 10 cups of sugar. He needs two cups of sugar for lemonade. Each batch of cookies uses 1 1/2 cups of sugar. What is the maximum number of cookie batches he can make?

Define the variable.

• x = cups of sugar

• x = cookie batches

• x = lemonade

• x = Caleb

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CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

CCSS.6.NS.A.1

Caleb is making lemonade and cookies for the school bake sale. He has 10 cups of sugar. He needs two cups of sugar for lemonade. Each batch of cookies uses 1 1/2 cups of sugar. What is the maximum number of cookie batches he can make?

Write the inequality to the problem.

• 1.5x - 2 ≥ 10

• 1.5x - 2 ≤ 10

• 2x - 1.5 ≥ 10

• 2x - 1.5 ≤ 10

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4B

Caleb is making lemonade and cookies for the school bake sale. He has 10 cups of sugar. He needs two cups of sugar for lemonade. Each batch of cookies uses 1 1/2 cups of sugar. What is the maximum number of cookie batches he can make?

• x ≥ 8

• x ≤ 8

• x > 8

• x < 8

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CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.B.5

CCSS.6.EE.B.8