Real-Life One-Step Inequalities with Number Lines

Lily has 5 apples. She wants to have more than 8 apples. How many more apples does she need?

• 4

• 2

• 6

• 3

Tom has 12 marbles. He gave away some marbles and now has less than 10. How many marbles could he have given away?

• 1 to 2 marbles

• 10 marbles

• 0 marbles

• 3 to 11 marbles

A box can hold 15 toys. If there are currently 7 toys in the box, how many more toys can be added to the box to still have less than 15?

• 10

• 8

• 5

• 7

Sarah read 10 books this month. She wants to read at least 15 books by the end of the month. How many more books does she need to read?

• 10

• 5

• 7

• 3

A baker made 20 cookies. If he sells some and has less than 18 cookies left, how many cookies could he have sold?

• 3 to 20

• 0 to 2

• 18 to 19

• 1 to 5

There are 25 students in a class. If 5 students are absent, how many students are present? Is the number of present students more than 20?

• 20 students are present. No, the number of present students is not more than 20.

• 15 students are present.

• Yes, the number of present students is more than 20.

• 10 students are present.

A farmer has 30 chickens. If he sells some and has more than 20 left, how many could he sell?

• 9

• 25

• 5

• 15

Emma has 18 stickers. She wants to have at least 20 stickers. How many more stickers does she need?

• 3

• 2

• 1

• 5

A toy store has 40 toys. If they sell some and have less than 35 toys left, how many toys could they have sold?

• 6 to 40 toys

• 0 to 3 toys

• 1 to 5 toys

• 35 to 39 toys

Jake has 10 dollars. He wants to buy a toy that costs 15 dollars. How much more money does he need?

• 3 dollars

• 7 dollars

• 10 dollars

• 5 dollars