Solving One-Step Inequalities in Real-Life Scenarios

A school is organizing a basketball tournament. Each team must have at least 5 players. If there are 8 teams, what is the minimum number of players needed? Write an inequality to represent this situation.

• 30

• 50

• 25

• 40

Maria has $50 to spend on supplies for her art project. If each paint set costs $8, how many paint sets can she buy? Write and solve the inequality.

• 6

• 8

• 5

• 7

A concert hall can hold a maximum of 300 people. If 150 tickets have already been sold, how many more tickets can be sold? Write an inequality to represent this situation.

• 100

• 200

• 250

• 150

Tom is saving money to buy a new video game that costs $60. If he currently has $25, how much more does he need to save? Write and solve the inequality.

• 45

• 20

• 50

• 35

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

• 2.5 cups

• 1 cup

• 0.5 cups

• 3 cups

A gym has a maximum capacity of 50 members. If there are currently 30 members, how many more can join? Write and solve the inequality.

• 10

• 25

• 20

• 15

Lily wants to buy a new dress that costs $45. If she has $30, how much more money does she need? Write and solve the inequality.

• $25

• $15

• $10

• $20

A farmer has 120 apples and wants to pack them into boxes that hold 10 apples each. What is the maximum number of boxes he can fill? Write an inequality to represent this situation.

• 10

• 15

• 8

• 12

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 and solve the inequality.

• 75

• 50

• 100

• 25

A video game costs $70. If Jake has $40, how much more does he need to buy the game? Write and solve the inequality.

• 20

• 50

• 40

• 30