Solving and Writing Inequalities One Step

Write the inequality:

Solve

• y < 139

• y ≥ 55

• y > 55

• y ≤ 139

y - 13 ≤ -15

• y ≤ 2

• y ≤ -2

• y ≤ 28

• y ≤ -28

A chef has 7 pounds of potatoes.  She needs more than 14 pounds for dinner.  What inequality describes the amount of potatoes the chef needs to buy?

• x - 7 > 14

• x + 7 > 14

• x - 7 < 14

• x + 7 < 14

w + 4 ≤ -5

• w ≤ -9 

• w ≥ -9

• w ≤ -1 

• w ≥ -1

Your brother has $2,000 saved for a vacation. His airplane ticket is $637. Which inequality can be used to find out how much he can spend on everything else?

• 637 + x ≤ 2000

• x − 637 ≤ 2000

• 637 + x ≥ 2000

• x − 637 < 2000

Top Golf charges $12 for each hour. You can spend no more than $60. Which of the following inequalities could help you solve for all the possible hours, h, that you can golf for?

• 12x < 60

• 12x ≤ 60

• 12x > 60

• 12x ≥ 60

Solve 

• q≤46

• q<46

• q≥46

• q<46