Real Life Situations for Inequalities

There are no more than 18 students on the hall.

• s>18

• s<18

• s≤18

• s≥18

There are fewer than 150 children at the playground.

• c<150

• c>150

• c≤150

• c≥150

At least 25 cats are on my porch.

• c<25

• c>25

• c≤25

• c≥25

Bam bought 4 mangoes and 7 guavas. The total amount she paid was at least 𝑃ℎ𝑝 230. If 𝑥 represents the cost of each mango and 𝑦 the cost for each guava, which of the following mathematical statements represents the given situation?

• 4𝑥 + 7𝑦 ≥ 230

• 4𝑥 + 7𝑦 ≤ 230

• 4𝑥 + 7𝑦 > 230

• 4𝑥 + 7𝑦 < 230

Match:
You must be at least 48 inches tall to ride the bumper cars.
Let h be your height in inches.

• h < 48

• h > 48

• h ≤ 48

• h ≥ 48

All items at Pat's Pasta cost more than $10.

• p < 10

• p > 10

• p ≤ 10

• p ≥ 10

Sarah makes small purses (x) and big purses (y). She can make no more than 8 purses a week.
Which inequality represents the situation?

• x + y ≤ 8

• x + y ≤ 6

• 2x + 3y ≤ 6

• x + y ≤ 10

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Bam bought 4 mangoes and 7 guavas. The total amount she paid was at least RM 230. If 𝑥 represents the cost of each mango and 𝑦 the cost for each guava, which of the following mathematical statements represents the given situation?

• 4𝑥 + 7𝑦 ≥ 230

• 4𝑥 + 7𝑦 ≤ 230

• 4𝑥 + 7𝑦 > 230

• 4𝑥 + 7𝑦 < 230

Bam bought 4 mangoes and 7 guavas. The total amount she paid was at least $23. If 𝑥 represents the cost of each mango and 𝑦 the cost for each guava, which of the following mathematical statements represents the given situation?

• 4𝑥 + 7𝑦 ≥ 23

• 4𝑥 + 7𝑦 ≤ 23

• 4𝑥 + 7𝑦 > 23

• 4𝑥 + 7𝑦 < 23

You can spend no more than 20 dollars on your mom's birthday present.

• x > 20

• x < 20

• x ≤ 20

• x ≥ 20