Solving Real-Life Inequalities: Word Problems for 8th Grade

A school is planning a field trip and needs at least 30 students to sign up. If 12 students have already signed up, how many more students need to sign up? Write an inequality to represent this situation.

• 18

• 15

• 25

• 20

A concert hall can hold a maximum of 500 people. If 275 tickets have been sold, how many more tickets can be sold? Write an inequality to express this.

• 150

• 225

• 400

• 300

Maria has $50 to spend on supplies for a project. If each supply costs $5, how many supplies can she buy? Write an inequality to show this.

• x <= 10

• x < 10

• x >= 10

• x = 5

A gym has a limit of 100 members. If there are currently 85 members, how many more can join? Write an inequality to represent this situation.

• 20

• 10

• 15

• 5

A farmer has 120 apples and wants to pack them into boxes that hold 8 apples each. How many full boxes can he pack? Write an inequality to express this.

• 14

• 12

• 15

• 16

A store is having a sale where items are discounted to $20 or less. If a shirt costs $30, how much of a discount is needed? Write an inequality to represent this situation.

• $5

• $15

• At least $10

• $25

A student needs to score at least 70% on a test to pass. If the test has 50 questions, how many questions can the student miss? Write an inequality to express this.

• 10

• 20

• 25

• 15

A car can travel a maximum of 400 miles on a full tank of gas. If the car has already traveled 150 miles, how many more miles can it travel? Write an inequality to represent this situation.

• 100 miles

• 300 miles

• 200 miles

• 250 miles

A recipe requires at least 2 cups of sugar. If you have 1.5 cups, how much more do you need? Write an inequality to express this.

• 1 cup

• 2.5 cups

• 0.5 cups

• 0 cups

A library has a limit of 200 books that can be checked out at one time. If 150 books are currently checked out, how many more can be checked out? Write an inequality to represent this.

• 50

• 75

• 100

• 25