Real-Life Inequalities: Translate and Solve for Grade 7

A store sells notebooks for $3 each. If you want to buy at least 5 notebooks, how much money do you need? Write an inequality to represent this situation and solve it.

• 25 dollars

• 15 dollars

• 20 dollars

• 10 dollars

Maria has $50 to spend on books. Each book costs $8. Write an inequality to show how many books she can buy and solve it.

• Maria can buy at most 8 books.

• Maria can buy at most 7 books.

• Maria can buy at most 6 books.

• Maria can buy at most 5 books.

A class trip costs $120. If each student contributes $15, how many students need to contribute to cover the cost? Write and solve the inequality.

• 10

• 12

• 8

• 6

Tom is saving money for a video game that costs $60. If he saves $10 each week, how many weeks will it take him to save enough money? Write and solve the inequality.

• 5 weeks

• 8 weeks

• 6 weeks

• 7 weeks

A gym membership costs $25 per month. If you want to spend no more than $200 on memberships, how many months can you afford? Write and solve the inequality.

• 6 months

• 8 months

• 12 months

• 10 months

A concert ticket costs $45. If you have $200, how many tickets can you buy? Write an inequality to represent this and solve it.

• 5

• 6

• 4

• 3

A farmer has 100 apples and wants to pack them into boxes that hold 12 apples each. Write an inequality to find out how many boxes he can fill and solve it.

• 8

• 7

• 10

• 9

A movie theater charges $12 per ticket. If you want to buy tickets for your friends and spend no more than $60, how many tickets can you buy? Write and solve the inequality.

• 6

• 4

• 5

• 7

A school fundraiser requires at least $500 to be successful. If each student raises $20, how many students need to participate? Write and solve the inequality.

• 30

• 25

• 40

• 20

A bike costs $150. If you save $30 each month, how many months will it take to save enough to buy the bike? Write and solve the inequality.

• 5 months

• 7 months

• 6 months

• 4 months