Inequalities in Action: One-Step Problems for 6th Graders

A teacher has 30 quizzes to grade. If she grades more than 5 quizzes each day, how many days will it take her to finish?

• 7 days

• 5 days

• 6 days

• 4 days

Maria has $50. She wants to buy some books that cost $8 each. How many books can she buy if she wants to keep at least $10?

• 6 books

• 3 books

• 4 books

• 5 books

A store sells pencils for $1 each. If you want to spend less than $15, how many pencils can you buy?

• 5

• 20

• 10

• 14

Tom is running a race. He wants to finish in less than 25 minutes. If he has already run for 10 minutes, how many more minutes does he have to run?

• 20 minutes

• 15 minutes

• 10 minutes

• 5 minutes

A movie theater has 100 seats. If more than 60 seats are filled, how many seats are still available?

• 39

• 50

• 25

• 45

Lily has a collection of stickers. If she has at least 20 stickers and gives away 5, how many stickers does she have left?

• 10 or fewer

• 25 stickers

• 5 stickers

• 15 or more

A box can hold no more than 12 toys. If you already have 7 toys in the box, how many more can you add?

• 3

• 5

• 8

• 10

A recipe calls for at least 2 cups of sugar. If you have 1 cup, how many more cups do you need to buy?

• 1 cup

• 0 cups

• 3 cups

• 2 cups

A concert hall has a maximum capacity of 500 people. If there are already 450 people inside, how many more can enter?

• 50

• 100

• 25

• 75

Jake wants to save at least $100. If he currently has $40, how much more does he need to save?

• $80

• $60

• $50

• $70