Match Inequality Word Problem

You and your friends ate more than 8 slices of pizza at the party.

• x > 8

• x < 8

• x ≤ 8

• x ≥ 8

Karen has $25 to buy her best friend a gift.  How much can the gift cost?
Let x represent the cost of the gift.

• x > 25

• x ≥ 25

• x < 25

• x ≤ 25

Less than:

• ≥

• ≤

• <

• >

Stefan spends $6.50 on supplies for a lemonade stand and sells each cup of lemonade for $1.25. What is x, the number of cups of lemonade Stefan must sell to earn a profit of more than $50?

• 1.25x - 6.50 > 50

• 1.25x + 6.50 > 50

• 1.25x - 6.50 < 50

• 1.25x + 6.50 < 50

Jeff bought a bottle of water for $2. He also bought some hot dogs for $3 each. Jeff did not spend more that $14 on the hot dogs and the bottle of water. Which inequality can be used to find h, the number of hot dogs that Jeff could have bought?

• 3h - 2 ≤ 14

• 3h + 2 ≤ 14

• 3h - 2 ≥ 14

• 3h + 2 ≥ 14

The temperature in the ice rink must stay below 50°F. This morning, the temperature was 71°F. The ice rink runs a cooling device that can decrease the temperature by 3.5° every hour. Which inequality shows how long it will take for the temperature to fall below 50°F?

• 50 + 3.5x < 71

• 71 - 3.5x < 50

• 71 - 3.5x ≤ 50

• 71 + 3.5x < 50

Triniti had $500 in a saving account at the beginning of the summer. She wants to have at least $200 in the account by the end of the summer. She withdraws $25 each week for food, clothes, and movie tickets. Which inequality represents her situation?

• 200 + 25x ≥ 500

• 500 + 25x ≥ 200

• 500 - 25x ≥ 200

• 500 - 25x ≤ 200

Juan bought a soda for $2. He also bought some hot dogs for $3 each. Juan did not spend more than $14 on the hot dogs and the soda. Write an inequality that can be used to find n, the number of hot dogs that Juan could have bought.

• 2n + 3 > 14

• 3n + 2 ≤ 14

• 2n + 3 ≤ 14

• 3n + 2 < 14

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

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