Inequality Word Phrases

Students should get a minimum of 8 hours of sleep each night.

• s ≥ 8

• s < 8

• s > 8

• s ≤ 8

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.8

Mackenzie earns $15 per hour dog walking. She wants to earn at least $105 to buy a new bike. Which inequality represents how long Mackenzie needs to work to afford her new bike? 

• 15h ≤ 105

• 15h > 105

• 15h < 105

• 15h ≥ 105

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.8

Hailey wants to spend at most $8.50 on school supplies. She needs to purchase a binder (costs $6.89) and wants to spend the rest on pens, which cost $0.59 each. Which inequality represents this situation, where x is the number of pens Hailey can buy?

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4B

Michelle has $25 in her savings account. To save more money she is selling lemonade for $0.50 per cup. Which inequality represents how many cups of lemonade Michelle needs to sell to have more than $150 in her savings account?

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4B

Kobe needs at least $240 to buy new headphones. He has already saved $30 and earns $18 per car that he washes. What is the least number of cars he can wash to buy the headphones? Write the inequality to the problem.

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4B

Jaden needs at least $4800 to buy his first car. He has already saved $2400. If he saves $50 per week, how many weeks it will take him to save enough for the car?

Write the inequality to the problem.

• 2400x + 50 ≤ 4800

• 50x + 2400 ≥ 4800

• 50x + 2400 ≤ 4800

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4B

Taylor has a goal of donating at least $600 to charity this year. Her mother and father gave her $50 to help and she is selling ribbons for $10 each. Which inequality represents this situation?

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4B

The maximum score on the pilot's test is 95 points.

• p < 95

• p > 95

• p ≥ 95

• p ≤ 95

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.8

Write an inequality for this situation:
You are driving, and the maximum speed limit is 55.

• s < 55

• s > 55

• s ≤ 55

• s ≥ 55

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.8

The children are at least 10 years old.

• x ≥ 10

• x < 10

• x > 10

• x ≤ 10

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.8