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Inequalities vs. Equations Word Problems

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Evelyn has at most 2 hours (h) to go hang out with her friends

a)

 h2h\le2  

b)

 h = 2h\ =\ 2  

c)

 h < 2h\ <\ 2  

d)

 h2h\ge2  

2.

Mr. Sweeney drinks more than 12 cups of coffee (c)  a day

a)

 c<12c<12  

b)

 c>12c>12  

c)

 c=12c=12  

d)

 c12c\ge12  

3.

Rolando bought 17 gallons of ice cream (i)

a)

equation

b)

inequality

4.

Ms. Peach walked at least 22 miles at work during a 17 hour shift

a)

inequality

b)

equation

5.

Luis was given at least 200 bags of hot chips on his birthday (b)

a)

b = 200b\ =\ 200

b)

b>200b>200

c)

b200b\ge200

d)

b200b\le200

6.

x is greater than or equal to 7

a)

x=7x=7

b)

x7x\le7

c)

x7x\ge7

d)

x>7x>7

7.

Rico spends 3 hours working on his trucks on the weekend

a)

t >3t\ >3

b)

t3t\ge3

c)

t=3t=3

8.

Sweeney changes more than 7 diapers (d) a day

a)

d<7d<7

b)

d =7d\ =7

c)

d7d\ge7

d)

d>7d>7

9.

Select all the answers that apply. What represents an inequality?

a)

=

b)

\ge

c)

Braulio has asked at least 4 teammates for a pencil

d)

Kam ate 19 graham crackers yesterday

10.

Which is represents an equation

a)

Kiaris has more than 20 tamales

b)

Mr. Sweeney has 1 dog/creature/monster

c)

Esme has eaten at most 5 donuts

d)

Josue has at least 12 kittens

11.

Mama G played less than 7 hours on fort nite last night

a)

f>7f>7

b)

f7f\ge7

c)

equation

d)

inequality

12.

equation

a)

x=9x=9

b)

x>9x>9

13.

Ms. Peach spends at least $150 on diapers and wipes a month

a)

m =150m\ =150

b)

m>150m>150

c)

m150m\le150

d)

m150m\ge150

14.

Mr. Sweeney sends team 8 a minimum of 100 baby pictures a week

a)

p>100p>100

b)

p100p\ge100

c)

p<100p<100

d)

p100p\le100

15.

a maximum 

a)

 \ge  

b)

 <<  

c)

 \le  

d)

 ==  

16.

exactly

a)

>>

b)

<<

c)

=

d)

\ge

17.

which dog are you today

a)
b)
c)
d)
18.

Ms. Peach adopted some llamas, her llama sanctuary can hold a maximum of 7,000 llamas

a)

l>7000l>7000

b)

l<7000l<7000

c)

l7000l\ge7000

d)

l7000l\le7000

19.

Melanie went to cici's pizza. Her mom gave her $20 and asked her to bring some change. Melanie ate 23 slices of pizza. Let M represent the amount of money  and P represent pizza eaten. Find the pair of inequalities that matches the situation

a)


p = 23p\ =\ 23 m = 20m\ =\ 20

b)

p=23p=23 m20m\le20

c)

p23p\le23 m=20m=20

d)

p=23p=23 m<20m<20

20.

Bianca needs to make a 95 on her test to make an A for Q2 and Melanie needs to make at least a 92 to make an A for Q2. Let B represent Bianca and M represent Melanie. Pick the inequalities that match this situation.

a)

snake puke snake\ puke\

b)

b=95 m92b=95\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ m\ge92

c)

b>95 m=92b>95\ \ \ \ \ \ \ m=92

d)

b=95 m92b=95\ \ \ \ \ \ m\ge92

21.

on a scale of 1-4, 1 being terrible and 4 being SO CONFIDENT; how do you feel about inequalities?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4