Solving Inequality Word Problems for Grade 5

1. Sarah has 5 apples. She wants to have more than 8 apples. How many more apples does she need? (5 + x > 8)

• 2

• 3

• 6

• 4

2. A box can hold at least 10 toys. If there are currently 6 toys in the box, how many more can be added? (6 + x ≥ 10)

• 2

• 5

• 8

• 4

3. Tom read 15 pages of a book. He wants to read fewer than 30 pages today. How many more pages can he read? (15 + x < 30)

• 20

• 14

• 5

• 10

4. A school has 120 students. If they want to have at least 150 students, how many more students do they need? (120 + x ≥ 150)

• 40

• 30

• 50

• 20

5. Lisa has 3 times as many stickers as her friend. If her friend has 4 stickers, how many stickers does Lisa have? (L > 3 * 4)

• 8

• 12

• 15

• 10

6. A car can travel a maximum of 200 miles on a full tank. If it has already traveled 150 miles, how many more miles can it travel? (150 + x ≤ 200)

• 30 miles

• 70 miles

• 50 miles

• 100 miles

7. A recipe requires at least 2 cups of sugar. If you have 1 cup, how many more cups do you need? (1 + x ≥ 2)

• 0 cups

• 1 cup

• 3 cups

• 2 cups

8. A movie theater has 80 seats. If 45 seats are filled, how many more seats can be filled without exceeding capacity? (45 + x ≤ 80)

• 35

• 30

• 25

• 40

9. A farmer has 50 chickens. He wants to have at least 75 chickens. How many more does he need to buy? (50 + x ≥ 75)

• 15

• 30

• 40

• 25

10. A student scored 85 points on a test. To pass, they need to score more than 90 points. How many more points do they need? (85 + x > 90)

• 10

• 6

• 8

• 4