Real-World Equations and Inequalities

The perimeter of an equilateral triangle is at most 45 centimeters. Find the possible length of each side.

(Use "At most" or "At least" and don't forget your units)

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CCSS.6.EE.B.5

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

CCSS.6.EE.B.8

Robert scored 1,800 points in four rounds of a debate competition. His opponent, Audrey, scored 324 points in the first round, 530 points in the second round, and 619 points in the third round. How many points must Audrey score in the final round to surpass Robert’s score?

(Use "more than" or "at least" and don't forget your units)

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CCSS.6.EE.B.5

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

CCSS.6.EE.B.8

In her last basketball game, Carla scored 46 points. In the current game, she has scored 24 points so far. How many more two-point baskets must she make if she wants her total score in her current game to be at least as great as her score in the last game?

(Use "at most" or "at least" and don't forget your units: two-point baskets)

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CCSS.6.EE.B.5

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

CCSS.6.EE.B.8

At the movies, a bag of popcorn costs $3.50 and a bottle of water costs $2.75. If Jessica has $18 and bought only 2 bottles of water, how many bags of popcorn can she buy at most?

(Use "at most" or "at least" and don't forget your units: bags)

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.5

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Bryan always likes to have at least $150 in his savings account. Currently he has $800 in the account. If he withdraws $35 each week, after how many weeks will the amount in his savings account be less than $150?

(Use "After" or "Before" and don't forget your units: weeks)

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CCSS.6.EE.B.5

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.B.8

At a charity basketball game, 450 tickets were sold to students at a school. The remaining x tickets were sold to the public. The prices of the two types of tickets are shown. When all the tickets were sold, $10,500 was collected. How many tickets were sold to the public?

(Do not forget your units: tickets)

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

Mr. Carter has a rectangular plot of land that is 525 feet long and y feet wide. He decides to build a fence around the plot. If the perimeter of the plot is 1,504 feet, find the value of y.

(Write your answer as y=___)

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7

Nathan ordered pizzas for a party and organized the information into a table. If Nathan paid a total of $93.65, how many mushroom pizzas did he order?

(Do not forget your units: pizzas)

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

A plant grows at a rate of 4.5 centimeters per week. It is now 12 centimeters tall. Suppose that the plant continues to grow at the same rate. In how many weeks will it reach a height of 48 centimeters?

(Do not forget your units: weeks)

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

Kevin wrote a riddle: A positive number is 5 less than another positive number. Six times the lesser number minus 3 times the greater number is 3. Find the two positive numbers.

(Separate your two numbers with a semicolon and a space)

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C