Translating Real-World Scenarios into Inequalities

A school is planning a field trip and needs at least 30 students to sign up. If 12 students have already signed up, how many more students need to sign up? Write an inequality to represent this situation and solve it.

• 20

• 18

• 15

• 25

Maria has $50 to spend on supplies for a project. If each supply costs $5, how many supplies can she buy? Write an inequality and solve it.

• 10

• 20

• 15

• 5

A concert hall can hold a maximum of 500 people. If 350 tickets have already been sold, how many more tickets can be sold? Write an inequality and solve it.

• 200

• 150

• 100

• 250

A farmer has 120 apples and wants to pack them into boxes that hold 8 apples each. How many boxes can he fill? Write an inequality and solve it.

• 10

• 18

• 12

• 15

A gym has a limit of 100 members. If there are currently 75 members, how many more can join? Write an inequality and solve it.

• 20

• 30

• 50

• 25

A book club needs at least 10 members to start. If there are currently 6 members, how many more members are needed? Write an inequality and solve it.

• 2

• 5

• 3

• 4

A car rental company charges $30 per day. If you have a budget of $240, how many days can you rent a car? Write an inequality and solve it.

• 10 days

• 8 days

• 5 days

• 12 days

A bakery can produce a maximum of 200 loaves of bread in a day. If they have already baked 150 loaves, how many more can they bake? Write an inequality and solve it.

• 75

• 100

• 50

• 25

A movie theater has 250 seats. If 180 tickets have been sold, how many more tickets can be sold? Write an inequality and solve it.

• 90

• 60

• 80

• 70

A charity event needs to raise at least $1,000. If they have raised $600 so far, how much more do they need to raise? Write an inequality and solve it.

• $300

• $200

• $500

• $400