Inequality Word Problem

Adam works at a video game store Mon-Fri. He earns $80 per day plus $8 per video game sold. On Thursday, he makes at least $176. Which inequality represents this situation?

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4B

Jo needs to collect at least 1,000 signatures for a petition. He has 520 and wants to collect the same number each week. He has 6 more weeks. Which solution represents how many signatures Jo needs each week?

Adam works at a video game store Mon-Fri. He earns $80 per day plus $8 per video game sold. On Thursday, he makes at least $176. Which solution represents the possible number of video games Adam sold?

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

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

Tags

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

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4B

Pet Supplies makes a profit of $5.50 per bag on its line of natural dog food. If the store wants to make a profit of no less than $5225, how many bags of dog food does it need to sell?

• x/5.50 ≥ 5225

• 5.50x ≥ 5225

• x + 5.50 ≤ 5225 

• x - 5.50 ≤ 5225

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.8

Emilia needs at least $240 to buy new headphones. She has already saved $30. She earns $14 per car that she washes. What is the least number of cars she can wash to buy the headphones? Solve the inequality/answer the question.

• x ≥ 15

• x ≤ 15

• x > 15

• x < 15

Ruby set a goal of saving at least $200 in a savings account. She currently has $60 in the account. If she invests $5 of her weekly allowance per week, how many weeks will it take her to reach her goal? Write the inequality to the problem.

• 5x+60 ≥ 200

• 5x+60 ≤ 200

• 60x+5 ≥ 200

• 60x+5 ≤ 200

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4B

Ruby set a goal of saving at least $200 in a savings account. She currently has $60 in the account. If she invests $5 of her weekly allowance per week, how many weeks will it take her to reach her goal? Solve the inequality/answer the question.

• x ≥ 28

• x ≤ 28

• x > 28

• x < 28