Linear Inequality with Two Variables Word Problems

Write the linear inequality in standard form for this situation: Ms. Savva is ordering pizzas and breadsticks for a school party and has a budget of no more than $81. An order of breadsticks costs $7 and a pizza costs $13. 

• 7x + 13y < 81

• 7x + 13y ≥ 81

• 7x + 13y ≤ 81

• 7x + 13y > 81

Write the linear inequality in standard form for this situation: The CRHS science department can spend no more than $2700 on textbooks this year. The department needs to buy both Biology text books, which cost $57 each, and Chemistry textbooks, which cost $72 each.

• 57x + 72y ≥ 2700

• 57x + 72y > 2700

• 57x + 72y < 2700

• 57x + 72y ≤ 2700

Write the linear inequality in standard form for this situation: In order to raise money to attend upcoming competitions, the Math Pentathalon team is selling apple cider and hot chocolate. They hope to make at least $240 by selling hot chocolate for $1 a glass and hot apple cider for $2 a glass.

• x + 2y < 240

• x + 2y > 240

• x + 2y ≤ 240

• x + 2y ≥ 240

Write the linear inequality in standard form for this situation: The manager of an electronics store projects that the store should achieve more than $21,000 in revenue from TVs and DVD players every day in order to remain profitable. Tvs sell for $225 and DVD players sell for $175.

• 225x +175y ≤ 21,000

• 225x +175y ≥ 21,000

• 225x +175y < 21,000

• 225x +175y > 21,000

• Astrid meets both of her expectations

• Astrid buys the expected number of fruits, but she does beyond her budget

• Astrid stays within her budget, but she doesn't buy the expected number of fruits

• Astrid doesn't meet either of her expectations

• Lars meets both of his expectations

• Lars works for the expected number of days but doesn't earn the expected number of money

• Lars earns the expected amount of money but doesn't work for the expected number of days

• Lars doesn't meet either of his expectations

Lars meets both of his expectations

• Lars meets both of his expectations

• Lars works for the expected number of days but doesn't earn the expected number of money

• Lars earns the expected amount of money but doesn't work for the expected number of days

• Lars doesn't meet either of his expectations

Write the linear inequality in standard form for this situation: A landscaping business is purchasing plants from a nursery to finish a project. It will cost $14 each to buy each tree and $5 each to buy each bush. The landscaper wishes to keep the spending under $1000.

• 14x + 5y ≥ 1000

• 14x + 5y < 1000

• 14x + 5y  ≤ 1000

• 14x + 5y > 1000

Renting games online from Netwii costs $3.33 per game  with no monthly fee.  Renting games online from HDO costs $2.00 per game plus a monthly fee of $10.00.
Which inequality represents the situation when the monthly cost at Netwii is more than the monthly cost at HDO?

• 3.33v > 2v + 10

• 3.33v + 10 > 2v 

• 3.33v < 2v + 10

• 3.33v + 10 < 2v

Kiari needs at least $4800 to buy her first car. She has already saved half. If she saves $50/week, what is the minimum number of weeks it will take her to save enough for the car? Write the inequality to the problem.

• 50x+1/2 ≥ 4800

• 1/2x+50 ≤ 4800

• 50x+2400 ≥ 4800

• 50x+2400 ≤ 4800