Writing Inequalities with Word Problems

12 more than a number

• 12 + n

• n - 12

• 12 > n

• 12 < n

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.A.3

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

What could this represent? 7x + 2 = 30

• Buying pet turtles for $7 each plus two cans of turtle food cost $30.

• Seven bags of candy plus 2 extra snickers bars equals 30 dollars.

• Two yoyos plus seven frisbees is thirty cents.

• Buying seven calculators plus $2 per bundle of pencils is $30.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.5

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

Six decreased by twice a number.

• 2x - 6

• 6 < 2x

• 6 - x

• 6 - 2x

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

Your class won the donut party and when Ms. Byrd went to pick up the donuts she was happy to find out they gave her an educator discount of $3. Ms. Byrd spent $34.50 for donuts for your class of 25 students. How much was each donut?

• $2

• $1

• $1.50

• $2.50

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.1

There are fewer than 150 children at the playground.

• c<150
• c>150
• c≤150
• c≥150

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

CCSS.4.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Grace has $45 at most in her purse.

• g<45
• g>45
• g≤45
• g≥45

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CCSS.6.EE.B.8

To qualify for an award, a student volunteers no less than 5 hours each week at the local hospital. Let h represent the number of hours a student volunteers.

• h < 5

• h > 5

• h ≥ 5

• h ≤ 5

• h = 5

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CCSS.6.EE.B.5

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.B.8

Mary must read a minimum of 5 books over the summer for her English class.

• b < 5

• b > 5

• b ≤ 5

• b ≥ 5

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CCSS.6.EE.B.5

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.B.8

What inequality does the number line graph represent?

• x > 5
• x < −5
• x ≥ 5
• x ≥ −5

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CCSS.6.EE.B.8

Match the graph with its inequality.

• a > 11
• a < 11
• a ≥ 11
• a ≤ 11

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CCSS.6.EE.B.8