Inequalities AM

The product of a number and 10 is less than 12

• n/10 < 12

• n - 10 < 12

• 10n < 12

• 10 + n < 12

You and your friend are planning to walk across an old bridge. The bridge can hold at most 1000 pounds. The total weight of the people currently on the bridge is 675 pounds. You weigh 156 pounds.Write and solve an inequality that represents how much your friend can weigh within the limits of the bridge.

• X ≤ 169 
• X < 169
• X < 156
• X > 156 

Which of the following inequalities would require you to flip the sign when solving?

• 2x < 3
• 3x > - 9
• -4x ≥ 10
• 5x ≤ 15

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CCSS.6.EE.B.8

My brother is 2 years older than I am. He is 18 years old. Which equation represents how old I am? 

• m - 2 = 18
• m + 2 = 18
• 2m = 18
• m/2 = 18

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

The speed limit is 45. Katie was going thirty miles per hour and sped up some. Which inequality represents the amount she could speed up and not be speeding? 

• 30 + s ≥ 45
• 30 - s ≥ 45
• 30 + s ≤ 45
• 30 - s ≤ 45

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4B

Yellow Cab Taxi charges a $1.75 flat rate in addition to $0.65 per mile.  Katie has no more than $10 to spend on the taxi ride.

• 1.75 + 0.65m < 10
• 1.75 + 0.65m > 10
• 1.75m + 0.65 < 10
• 1.75m + 0.65 > 10

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4B

Which situation can be represented by the inequality
15 + 6x ≤ 100?

• Lazer Zone charges $15 plus $6 per person. If Andrea has a maximum of $100 to spend, how many people can Andrea invite to play laser tag?
• Lazer Zone charges $6 plus $15 per person. If Andrea has a maximum of $100 to spend, how many people can Andrea invite to play laser tag?
• Lazer Zone charges $15 plus $6 per person. If Andrea has a minimum of $100 to spend, how many people can Andrea invite to play laser tag?
• Lazer Zone charges $6 plus $15 per person. If Andrea has a minimum of $100 to spend, how many people can Andrea invite to play laser tag?

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4B

A limo driver needs to make more than $450 in one day.  He charges a rental fee of $375 and $0.85 per mile.  What inequality represents the number of miles, x, he would have to drive to reach his goal?

• 0.85x + 375 > 450
• 0.85x + 375 < 450
• 0.85 + 375x > 450
• 0.85 + 375x < 450

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4B

Can x = -9 be a solution to the inequality?

x > -5

• Yes

• No

Which of the following are solutions to the inequality? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.

m ≤ 2

• m = 0

• m = -4

• m = 4

• m = -1