Inequalities

To qualify for an award, a student volunteers no less than 5 hours each week at the local hospital. Write an inequality that represents how many hours the student volunteers each week.

• X < 5
• X > 5
• X ≥ 5
• X ≤ 5

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CCSS.6.EE.B.8

A student must be at least 15 years old to obtain a driver’s permit.

• x > 15
• x < 15 
• x ≤ 15
• x ≥ 15

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CCSS.6.EE.B.8

To order from the kids menu a person must be no more than 12 years old.

• x > 12
• x < 12
• x ≥ 12
• x  ≤ 12

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CCSS.6.EE.B.8

You order a new pair of running shoes from a website that offers free shipping on orders of $75 or more. Your shoes cost $69.95. Write and solve an inequality that represents how much more you must spend to get free shipping. 

• X > 5.05
• X ≥ 5. 05
• X > 69.95
• X ≥ 69.95

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CCSS.6.EE.B.8

CCSS.6.EE.B.5

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

You bike for 2 hours at a speed no faster than 17.6 miles per hour. Write and solve an inequality that represents the possible numbers of miles you bike.

• X ≤ 17.6
• X ≥ 17.6 
• X ≥ 35.2 
• X ≤ 35.2

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.1

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

CCSS.HSA.REI.B.3

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.5

Melissa wants to spend no more than $300 on school clothes. She spends $75 on a coat and then wants to buy some sweaters that are on special for $10 each. Write an inequality to show how many sweaters Melissa can buy. DO NOT SOLVE

• 75x-10 ≥ 300
• 75+10 ≤ 300x
• 10x ≥ 300
• 75+10x ≤ 300

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4B

Write the inequality:
You have to be 54 inches or taller to ride the American Eagle

• x > 54
• x < 54
• x ≥ 54
• x ≤ 54

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.8

If you were to graph the inequality  would the circle be open or closed? 
x > 45 

• open
• closed

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CCSS.6.EE.B.8

If you were to graph the inequality  would the arrow point to the left or right?
x < 17 

• left
• right

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CCSS.6.EE.B.8