Translate & Solve: Mastering Inequalities in Real Life

A store sells notebooks for $2 each. If you want to buy at least 5 notebooks, how much money do you need to spend? Set up and solve the inequality.

• 15 dollars

• 8 dollars

• 10 dollars

• 12 dollars

Maria has $50 to spend on books. Each book costs $8. Write an inequality to represent how many books she can buy and solve it.

• 8

• 6

• 7

• 5

A gym charges a $30 membership fee plus $10 per class. If you want to spend no more than $100, how many classes can you attend? Set up and solve the inequality.

• 7

• 5

• 3

• 10

Tom is saving money to buy a video game that costs $60. He saves $5 each week. Write an inequality to find out how many weeks it will take him to save enough money.

• w <= 10

• w < 12

• w >= 12

• w = 15

A concert ticket costs $45. If you want to buy tickets for you and 3 friends, how much money do you need? Set up and solve the inequality for your total budget.

• You need at least $180.

• $90

• $150

• $225

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

• 12

• 15

• 10

• 20

A school is planning a field trip and has a budget of $500. Each student’s ticket costs $15. Write an inequality to determine how many students can go on the trip and solve it.

• 40

• 25

• 30

• 33

Lily wants to buy a new dress that costs $75. She has $20 saved and can save $10 each week. Write an inequality to find out how many weeks she needs to save to buy the dress.

• Lily needs to save for at least 6 weeks.

• Lily needs to save for at least 10 weeks.

• Lily needs to save for at least 8 weeks.

• Lily needs to save for at least 4 weeks.

A car rental company charges a flat fee of $50 plus $0.20 per mile driven. If you want to spend no more than $100, how many miles can you drive? Set up and solve the inequality.

• 300 miles

• 150 miles

• 250 miles

• 200 miles

A pizza place offers a deal where you can buy 3 pizzas for $15 each. If you want to spend less than $60, how many pizzas can you buy? Set up and solve the inequality.

• 2 pizzas

• 5 pizzas

• 3 pizzas

• 4 pizzas