Inequalities in Real Life: Writing and Comparing Scenarios

1. Sarah has $50 to spend on books. Each book costs $10. Write an inequality to represent how many books she can buy. What is the maximum number of books?

• 7

• 3

• 10

• 5

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.8

2. A school is planning a field trip and needs at least 30 students to sign up. Write an inequality to represent the number of students that need to sign up. How many more students are needed if only 25 have signed up?

• 3

• 10

• 15

• 5

3. Tom is saving money for a video game that costs $60. If he currently has $20, write an inequality to show how much more he needs to save. How much more does he need?

• $50

• $20

• $30

• $40

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.8

4. A car rental company charges a flat fee of $30 plus $0.20 per mile driven. Write an inequality to represent the total cost if a customer wants to spend no more than $50. How many miles can they drive?

• 100 miles

• 75 miles

• 120 miles

• 50 miles

5. Lisa is making bracelets to sell. She can make 3 bracelets in an hour. Write an inequality to represent how many bracelets she can make in 'h' hours if she wants to make at least 15 bracelets. What is the minimum number of hours she needs?

• 4

• 6

• 7

• 5

6. A gym has a maximum capacity of 100 members. If there are currently 75 members, write an inequality to represent how many more members can join. How many more members can join?

• 100

• 25

• 10

• 50

7. A farmer has 200 acres of land and wants to plant corn and wheat. If he plants at least 50 acres of corn, write an inequality to represent the maximum acres he can plant with wheat. What is the maximum acres for wheat?

• 150

• 75

• 200

• 100

8. A concert hall can hold 500 people. If 350 tickets have been sold, write an inequality to represent how many more tickets can be sold. How many more tickets can be sold?

• 150

• 400

• 200

• 100

9. A student needs to score at least 70% on a test to pass. If the test has 50 questions, write an inequality to represent how many questions the student needs to answer correctly. How many questions must they answer correctly?

• 40

• 30

• 25

• 35

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.8

10. A store is having a sale where items are discounted by at least 20%. If an item originally costs $80, write an inequality to represent the sale price. What is the minimum sale price of the item?

• $70

• $75

• $64

• $50