Compound Inequalities, Simple Inequalities and Word Problems

Jim paid a gym membership fee of $50, plus $20 per month.  Jim has paid a total of $290 to the gym.  Which equation matches this situation?

• 50 + 20m = 290
• 20 + 50m = 290
• 50 + 20 = m
• 50m - 20 = 290

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

You flip an inequality symbol when you...

• subtract
• multiply and divide only
• multiple by a negative number
• multiple or divide by a negative number

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CCSS.6.EE.B.8

Joan needed $100 to buy a graphing calculator for her math class. Her neighbor will pay her $5 per hour to babysit and her Father gave her $10 for mowing the lawn. Which inequality represents the minimum amount of hours she will need to babysit in order for her to buy her calculator?

• 5x + 10 ≥ 100
• 5x - 100 ≥ 10
• 10x + 5 ≤ 100
• 5x + 10 > 100

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4B

Mrs. Scott decided that she would spend no more than $120 to buy a jacket and a skirt. If the price of the jacket was $20 more than 3 times the price of the skirt, which inequality represents the highest possible price of the skirt?

• 20x + 120 ≥ 3
• x/3 + 20 ≤ 120
• 3x + 20 ≤ 120
• 3x + 20 ≥ 120

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4B

What inequality is graphed? 

• x > 2 and x ≤ -3
• x > 2 and x < -3
• x > 2 or x ≤ -3
• x > 2 or x < -3

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CCSS.HSA.REI.B.3

CCSS.HSA.REI.D.12

What inequality is graphed?

• x > 2 and x < 4

• 2 ≤ x ≤ 4

• x > 2 or x < 4

• x ≥ 2 or x ≤ 4

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CCSS.HSA.REI.B.3

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.1

CCSS.HSA.REI.D.12

Solve: -3 ≤ 2x - 1 ≤ 5

• -1 ≤ x ≤ 3

• -2 ≤ x ≤ 6

• -3 ≤ x ≤ 3

• 1 ≤ x ≤ 3

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CCSS.HSA.REI.B.3

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.1

Solve and give the final solution set:

-4x + 1 ≤ 21 and 5x + 2 < 22

• All real numbers

• x ≥ -5 or x < 4

• No Solution

• x ≥ -5 and x < 4

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CCSS.HSA.REI.B.3

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.1

Solve:

3x + 2 < -7 or -4x + 5 < 1

• All real numbers

• x < -3 and x > 1

• x < -3 or x < 1

• x < -3 or x > 1

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CCSS.HSA.REI.B.3

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.1

Which of the following would result in NO SOLUTION?

• x < 1 or x > 5

• x > 1 or x < 5

• x < 1 and x > 5

• x > 1 and x < 5

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CCSS.HSA.REI.B.3

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.1

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3