Solving & Graphing Two-Step Inequalities in Real Life

1. Sarah has $50. She wants to buy some books that cost $12 each. If she wants to spend less than $80, how many books can she buy? Solve the inequality and graph the solution.

• 8

• 10

• 4

• 6

2. A concert hall has a seating capacity of 300. If 50 tickets have already been sold, how many more tickets can be sold if the total sales must be less than 250? Solve the inequality and graph the solution.

• 250

• 150

• 100

• 199

3. A gardener is planting flowers in rows. Each row can hold a maximum of 15 flowers. If he has already planted 5 flowers, how many more can he plant to stay within the limit? Solve the inequality and graph the solution.

• 20

• 5

• 10

• 12

4. A school is organizing a field trip. The cost per student is $25. If the total budget is less than $500, what is the maximum number of students that can go? Solve the inequality and graph the solution.

• 20

• 21

• 22

• 19

5. A baker has 200 cookies. If he sells 30 cookies each day, how many days can he sell cookies before he has less than 50 left? Solve the inequality and graph the solution.

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 4

6. A movie theater has 120 seats. If 30 seats are reserved for VIPs, how many more tickets can be sold if the total number of sold tickets must be less than 100? Solve the inequality and graph the solution.

• 9

• 50

• 25

• 15

7. A pet store has 80 fish. If they sell 10 fish each week, how many weeks can they continue selling fish before they have less than 20 left? Solve the inequality and graph the solution.

• 7 weeks

• 6 weeks

• 5 weeks

• 8 weeks

8. A library has 500 books. If they donate 50 books each month, how many months can they continue donating books before they have less than 300 left? Solve the inequality and graph the solution.

• 5 months

• 3 months

• 6 months

• 4 months

10. A factory produces 200 toys a day. If they want to keep their production under 1000 toys for the week, how many days can they produce toys? Solve the inequality and graph the solution.

• 6 days

• 5 days

• 4 days

• 3 days