Inequalities Writing

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A local charity wants to raise at least $400 by Sunday afternoon. The charity raised $125 at a car wash on Friday and $85 at a car wash on Saturday. On Sunday, the charity plans to sell cakes for $12 each. Write an inequality to describe how many cakes, x, need to be sold on Sunday in order to meet the fundraising goal.

• 12x+210≥400

• 12+210≤400

• 12+210x≤400

• 12x+210≤400

Write the inequality:

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Write the inequality:

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A grill at a barbecue restaurant will be used to cook sausage links that are 2 lb each and briskets that are 6 lb each. No more than 120 lb of sausage links and briskets will be cooked on the grill. Write an inequality that represents this situation.

You have at most 8 hours to spend at the mall and at the beach. Write an inequality that represents this situation.

The vet told Casey that her dog should weigh at most 70 lbs. Her dog currently weighs 106 pounds.  Casey set a goal that he would lose 4 pounds per week. Which inequality represents the number of weeks it take for Casey's dog to reach 70 lbs?

• 106 - 4x ≤ 70

• 70 + 4x ≤ 106

• 4x - 106 ≥ 70

• 106 - 4x< 70

There are fewer than 150 children at the playground.

• c<150

• c>150

• c≤150

• c≥150