Exploring Everyday Inequalities: Graphing & Interpreting

1. Sarah has 5 apples. She wants to have more than 10 apples. Write an inequality to represent this situation.

• 10 - x > 5

• 5 - x > 10

• 5 + x > 10

• 5 + x < 10

2. A box can hold at most 20 toys. If you already have 12 toys, how many more can you add? Write an inequality to show this.

• 8

• 10

• 5

• 15

3. Tom is collecting stamps. He has at least 15 stamps. Write an inequality to represent the number of stamps he has.

• x < 15

• x = 15

• x >= 15

• x <= 15

4. A school has a rule that students must be at least 4 feet tall to ride the bus. If a student is 3.5 feet tall, can they ride the bus? Write an inequality to explain.

• The height requirement is 3 feet for riding the bus.

• The student can ride the bus if accompanied by an adult.

• No, the student cannot ride the bus.

• Yes, the student can ride the bus.

5. Lisa read 30 pages of her book. She wants to read more than 50 pages by the end of the week. Write an inequality to represent her goal.

• x < 30

• x = 50

• x ≥ 50

• x > 50

6. A recipe requires at least 2 cups of flour. If you have 1.5 cups, how much more do you need? Write an inequality to show this.

• 0.5 cups

• 3 cups

• 2.5 cups

• 1 cup

7. A concert hall can seat 500 people. If 350 tickets have been sold, how many more can be sold? Write an inequality to represent this situation.

• 150

• 100

• 250

• 200

8. Mark has $25. He wants to save more than $50. Write an inequality to show how much more he needs to save.

• x > 25

• x = 50

• x < 25

• x >= 50

9. A car can travel at a speed of at least 60 miles per hour. If it is currently going 45 miles per hour, how much faster does it need to go? Write an inequality to represent this.

• x >= 15

• x >= 25

• x >= 20

• x >= 10

10. A plant needs at least 6 hours of sunlight each day. If it currently gets 4 hours, how many more hours does it need? Write an inequality to show this.

• The plant needs 3 more hours of sunlight.

• The plant needs 1 more hour of sunlight.

• The plant needs at least 2 more hours of sunlight.

• The plant needs 5 more hours of sunlight.