Two Step Inequality Word Problem

Yellow Cab Taxi charges a $1.75 flat rate in addition to $0.65 per mile.  Katie has no more than $10 to spend on the taxi ride.

• 1.75 + 0.65m < 10

• 1.75 + 0.65m > 10

• 1.75m + 0.65 < 10

• 1.75m + 0.65 > 10

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4B

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

Johnny earns $15 per hour dog walking. He wants to earn at least $105 to buy a new bike. Which inequality represents how long Johnny needs to work to afford his new bike?

• 15h ≤ 105

• 15h > 105

• 15h < 105

• 15h ≥ 105

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CCSS.6.EE.B.8

The speed limit is 45. Katie was going thirty miles per hour and sped up some. Which inequality represents the amount she could speed up and not be speeding? 

• 30 + s ≥ 45

• 30 - s ≥ 45

• 30 + s ≤ 45

• 30 - s ≤ 45

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4B

Todd caught at least three times as many fish this year than last year. He caught 63 fish this year. Which inequality represents how many fish he caught last year?

• 3y > 63

• 3y < 63

• 3y ≤ 63

• 3y ≥ 63

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CCSS.6.EE.B.8

Write an inequality:
Twenty-two more than four times a number is less than 82.

• 22 + 4n ≤ 82

• 22 + 4n > 82

• 82 + 22n ≥ 4

• 22 + 4n < 82

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4B

A number multiplied by 2 is no more than 12

• x > 12

• x < 12

• 2x ≤ 12

• 2x > 12

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.8

The quotient of a number and 2 is more than 20.

• x ÷ 3 < 20

• 3x < 30

• x ÷ 2 > 20 

• 3x > 30

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.8

You have $14 in your pocket. A taxi has a ride fee of $5 plus an additional fee of $0.60 per mile, what is the most miles you could ride in the taxi without using all of your money?

(Mileage is rounded up if you stop before a complete mile.)

Write the inequality to the problem.

• 0.60x+5 ≥ 14

• 0.60x+5 ≤ 14

• 0.60x+5 > 14

• 0.60x+5 < 14

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4B

Stacy has $25 in her savings account. To save more money, Stacy is selling lemonade for $0.50. How many cups of lemonade does Stacy need to sell to have more than $150 in her savings account?

• 63

• 125

• 250

• 300