Solving Real-Life Inequalities: A 7th Grade Challenge

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 and solve the inequality.

• 20

• 18

• 15

• 25

A concert hall can hold a maximum of 500 people. If 275 tickets have been sold, how many more tickets can be sold? Write and solve the inequality.

• 225

• 300

• 150

• 400

A gym requires a minimum of 15 members to start a new class. If 8 members have signed up, how many more members are needed? Write and solve the inequality.

• 10

• 5

• 12

• 7

A farmer has 120 apples and wants to pack them into boxes that hold 8 apples each. What is the maximum number of boxes he can fill? Write and solve the inequality.

• 15

• 10

• 16

• 14

A movie theater has 200 seats. If 150 tickets have been sold, how many more tickets can be sold without exceeding the seating capacity? Write and solve the inequality.

• 50

• 100

• 75

• 25

A student needs to score at least 70% on a test to pass. If the test has 50 questions, what is the minimum number of questions the student must answer correctly? Write and solve the inequality.

• 30

• 40

• 35

• 25

A store is having a sale and can only accommodate 100 customers at a time. If there are currently 45 customers in the store, how many more can enter? Write and solve the inequality.

• 55

• 70

• 50

• 60

A recipe requires at least 3 cups of flour. If you have 1.5 cups, how many more cups do you need to meet the requirement? Write and solve the inequality.

• 2 cups

• 3.5 cups

• 1 cup

• 1.5 cups

A charity event needs to raise at least $1,000. If they have already raised $450, how much more do they need to raise? Write and solve the inequality.

• $400

• $700

• $550

• $600

A bike rental shop has 50 bikes. If 20 bikes are currently rented out, how many bikes are still available for rent? Write and solve the inequality.

• 15

• 40

• 25

• 30