Real-Life Inequalities: Budgeting and Resource Limits

A store sells pencils for $0.50 each. If you have $5, how many pencils can you buy? Write an inequality to represent this situation.

• 5

• 20

• 10

• 15

Maria has a budget of $30 to spend on books. If each book costs $12, how many books can she buy? Write an inequality to express this.

• 1

• 3

• 4

• 2

A car rental company charges a flat fee of $20 plus $0.15 per mile driven. If you want to spend no more than $50, how many miles can you drive? Write an inequality to solve this problem.

• 150 miles

• 250 miles

• 100 miles

• 200 miles

John is saving money to buy a video game that costs $60. If he saves $15 each week, how many weeks will it take him to save enough money? Write an inequality to represent this situation.

• 3 weeks

• 5 weeks

• 4 weeks

• 2 weeks

A gym membership costs $40 per month. If you want to spend less than $500 in a year, how many months can you afford the membership? Write an inequality to express this.

• 10

• 8

• 15

• 12

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

• 20

• 12

• 15

• 10

A concert ticket costs $75. If you want to buy tickets for you and your 3 friends, how much money do you need? Write an inequality to find out if you have enough money if you have $300.

• You need $200 and you have $300, so you do not have enough money.

• You need $300 and you have $250, so you have enough money.

• You need $400 and you have $300, so you have enough money.

• You need $300 and you have $300, so you have enough money.

A school is planning a field trip and needs to collect at least $200 to cover costs. If each student contributes $10, how many students need to participate? Write an inequality to solve this problem.

• 20

• 15

• 25

• 30

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 represent this situation.

• 3 cups

• 1 cup

• 0.5 cups

• 2.5 cups

A bike shop sells bikes for $200 each. If you want to buy bikes for your friends and spend no more than $1,000, how many bikes can you buy? Write an inequality to express this.

• 5

• 3

• 7

• 10