Inequalities in Action: Solve Real-Life Scenarios

A school is planning a field trip and needs at least 30 students to sign up. If 12 students have already signed up, write an inequality to represent the number of additional students needed. What is the minimum number of students that must sign up?

• 15

• 20

• 18

• 25

Maria has $50 to spend on supplies for a project. If each supply costs $5, write an inequality to show how many supplies she can buy. How many supplies can she purchase at most?

• 10

• 15

• 5

• 20

A concert hall can hold a maximum of 500 people. If 350 tickets have already been sold, write an inequality to represent the number of additional tickets that can be sold. What is the maximum number of tickets that can still be sold?

• 100

• 200

• 150

• 400

James is saving money to buy a new video game that costs $60. If he currently has $25, write an inequality to show how much more money he needs to save. How much more does he need?

• 35

• 40

• 50

• 20

A recipe requires at least 2 cups of flour. If you have 1.5 cups, write an inequality to represent how many more cups you need to buy. How many more cups do you need?

• 2.5 cups

• 0.5 cups

• 1 cup

• 3 cups

A gym has a policy that no more than 100 members can join at one time. If there are currently 85 members, write an inequality to represent how many more members can join. What is the maximum number of new members allowed?

• 10

• 20

• 5

• 15

A farmer has a field that can grow at least 200 plants. If he has already planted 150, write an inequality to show how many more plants he can plant. How many more can he plant?

• 25

• 75

• 100

• 50

A library has a limit of 300 books that can be checked out at once. If 250 books are currently checked out, write an inequality to represent how many more books can be checked out. What is the maximum number of additional books that can be checked out?

• 100

• 50

• 30

• 75

A store is having a sale and can only accommodate 150 customers at a time. If there are already 120 customers in the store, write an inequality to show how many more customers can enter. How many more customers can enter?

• 10

• 50

• 30

• 100

A student needs to score at least 75% on a test to pass. If the test has 40 questions, write an inequality to represent how many questions the student needs to answer correctly to pass. How many questions must be answered correctly?

• 40

• 35

• 25

• 30