Writing Inequalities

Choose the correct inequality for the situation:
Carl has fewer than 7 hats
in his closet.

•  $h>7$  
  

•  $h<7$  

•  $h\ge7$   

•  $h\le7$  

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.8

Lanie grew at least 1.7 inches last year.

•  $t<1.7$  

•  $t>1.7$  

•  $t\le1.7$  

•  $t\ge1.7$  

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.8

Jamar can fit no more than 8 people in his car.

•  $p<8$  

•  $p>8$  

•  $p\le8$  

•  $p\ge8$  

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.8

Adrienne wants to spend a maximum of $250 at the grocery store.

•  $a\le250$  

•  $a<250$  

•  $a\ge250$  

•  $a>250$  

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.8

Theo’s suitcase weighs more than 56.75 pounds.

• $w<56.75$

• $w>56.75$

• $w\ge56.75$

• $w\le56.75$

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.8

Patricia drank no less than 22 ounces of water before lunch.

•  $d<22$  

•  $d\le22$  

•  $d>22$  

•  $d\ge22$  

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.8

Ben and Abby are reading the same book for their English class. Ben is on page 100 of the book, and he reads a fourth of a page each minute. Abby is on page 88 of the book, and she reads half of a page each minute. How many minutes will it take for Abby to have read      at least the number of pages that Ben has read in the book?

•  $100\ +\frac{1}{4}m\ge88+\frac{1}{2}m$  

•  $100+\frac{1}{4}m<88+\frac{1}{2}m$  

•  $88+\frac{1}{2}m\ge100+\frac{1}{4}m$  

•  $88+\frac{1}{2}m<100+\frac{1}{4}m$  

To have a birthday party at an ice-skating rink, Lizzy would pay $40 plus $18.25 per person. To have a party at a trampoline park she would pay $124 plus $7.75 per person. How many people would Lizzy need to have at her party for the cost of a party at the ice-skating rink to be more than a party at the trampoline park?

• $40+18.25p<124+7.75p$

• $40+18.25p>124+7.75p$

• $40+18.25p\le124+7.75p$

• $40+18.25p\ge124+7.75p$

In Neil’s city, the temperature is 72.6 degrees and is rising 1.3 degrees each hour. In Sheppard’s city, the temperature is 80.4 degrees and is dropping 1.82 degrees each hour. In how many hours will the temperature in Neil’s city be no less than the temperature in Sheppard’s city?

• $72.6+1.3h<80.4-1.82h$

• $72,6+1.3h>80.4-1.82h$

• $72.6+1.3h\le80.4-1.82h$

• $72.6+1.3h\ge80.4-1.82h$

Sarah plans to sell decorative signs at an upcoming craft market. It costs her $3.50 to make each sign, and she paid a one-time fee of $185 to rent a booth at the market. If Sarah sells each sign for $15.75, how many signs will she need to sell for her expenses to be no more than her earnings?

• $185+3.5z>15.75z$

• $185+3.5z<15.75z$

• $185+3.5z\ge15.75z$

• $185+3.5z\le15.75z$

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4B