Real-Life One-Step Inequalities: Translate & Identify

A store sells notebooks for $2 each. If you want to spend no more than $10, how many notebooks can you buy? (Let n be the number of notebooks.)

• 10

• 7

• 5

• 3

Maria has x dollars. She wants to buy a book that costs $15. Write an inequality to show how much money she needs to have left after buying the book.

• x <= 15

• x < 15

• x >= 15

• x > 15

A class trip costs $50 per student. If the school has $300 to spend, how many students can go on the trip? (Let s be the number of students.)

• 10

• 6

• 8

• 4

Tom is saving money to buy a video game that costs $40. If he currently has y dollars, write an inequality to represent how much more he needs to save.

• y > 40

• y = 40

• y < 40

• y ≤ 40

A concert ticket costs $25. If you have z dollars, write an inequality to show how many tickets you can buy without exceeding your budget.

• 25t >= z

• z < 25t

• 25t <= z

• t <= z/25

A recipe requires at least 3 cups of flour. If you have f cups of flour, write an inequality to represent how much more flour you need to buy.

• 3 - f > 0

• 3 + f < 3

• f + 3 < 3

• f - 3 < 0

A gym membership costs $30 a month. If you want to spend no more than $120 in 4 months, how many months can you afford the membership? (Let m be the number of months.)

• 2 months

• 3 months

• 5 months

• 4 months

Lily wants to buy a dress that costs $60. If she has h dollars saved, write an inequality to show how much more she needs to save to buy the dress.

• h = 60

• h > 60

• h ≤ 60

• h < 60

A phone plan costs $40 a month. If you want to spend less than $200 in 5 months, how much can you spend per month? (Let p be the monthly spending.)

• less than $40

• $30

• $50

• $40

A charity event requires at least 100 volunteers. If v is the number of volunteers signed up, write an inequality to show how many more volunteers are needed.

• v < 100

• v = 100

• v ≤ 100

• v > 100