Inequalities: Practical Problems

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

Nasir bought a piece of wood with a length less than 5 feet. Which inequality represents this situation?

• x $>$ 5

• x $<$ 5

• x $\le$ 5

• x $\ge$ 5

Nasir bought a piece of wood with a length less than 5 feet. The variable w represents the length. The inequality describes the length of the piece of wood. Which number(s) could be a length of the piece of wood?

• 4.75

• 5

• 10

• 2

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CCSS.6.EE.B.5

A basketball team scored fewer than 16 points in Saturday’s game. Than wants to write an inequality for the number of points. He uses the variable s in his inequality. What does s represent?

• the number of fans of the team

• the number of games played by the team

• the number of points scored by the team

• the number of players on the team

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CCSS.6.EE.B.8

Which numbers are a solution of the inequality (x < -5)?

• -4

• -6

• -10

• 0

• 1

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CCSS.6.EE.B.5

Which statement is best represented by the inequality x > 11?

• Matthew tutored more than 11 hours this week.

• Matthew tutored 11 more hours than Connor this week.

• Matthew tutored less than 11 hours this week.

• Matthew tutored 11 less hours than Hannah this week.

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CCSS.6.EE.B.8

The weight of the average student backpack was more than 13 pounds. Carly wants to write an inequality for the average backpack weight. She uses the variable w to represent the weight. Which inequality should she write?

• w > 13

• w < 13

• w > -13

• w < -13

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CCSS.6.EE.B.8

Which statement is best represented by the inequality p < .10?

• The pencil costs less than $0.10.

• The pencil costs greater than $0.10.

• The pencil costs more than $0.10.

• The pencil's cost is equal to $0.10.

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CCSS.6.EE.B.8