1. A school is planning a field trip and has a budget of $500. Each student ticket costs $15 and each adult ticket costs $20. Write an inequality to represent the number of student (x) and adult (y) tickets they can purchase. Interpret the solution contextually.
Inequalities in Real Life: Write & Interpret Solutions

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English, Mathematics
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8th Grade
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Hard
Anthony Clark
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
10x + 15y ≤ 500
15x + 25y ≤ 500
15x + 20y ≤ 500
20x + 15y ≤ 500
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
2. Maria is saving money to buy a new bike. She has $50 saved and plans to save $10 each week. If the bike costs $150, write an inequality to represent the number of weeks (x) she needs to save to afford the bike. Interpret the solution contextually.
x >= 10
x < 10
x <= 10
x > 10
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
3. A farmer has a total of 100 acres of land. He wants to plant corn (x) and wheat (y) but can only plant a maximum of 80 acres of corn. Write an inequality to represent the relationship between the corn and wheat planted. Interpret the solution contextually.
x + y ≤ 80 and y ≤ 20
x + y ≥ 100 and x ≤ 80
x + y ≤ 100 and x ≤ 80
x + y < 100 and x < 80
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
4. A concert hall has a seating capacity of 300. If tickets for adults (x) cost $25 and tickets for children (y) cost $15, write an inequality to represent the total number of tickets sold. Interpret the solution contextually.
x + y = 300
x + y < 300
x + y ≥ 300
x + y ≤ 300
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
5. A gym has a maximum capacity of 50 members at a time. If there are currently x adult members and y child members, write an inequality to represent the total number of members allowed. Interpret the solution contextually.
x + y ≥ 50
x + y ≤ 50
x + y = 50
x + y < 50
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
6. A bakery sells muffins for $2 each and cookies for $1 each. If the bakery wants to make at least $100 in one day, write an inequality to represent the number of muffins (x) and cookies (y) they need to sell. Interpret the solution contextually.
2x + y >= 100
2x + 3y > 100
3x + y <= 100
x + 2y >= 100
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
7. A car rental company charges $30 per day for a car and $15 per day for a van. If a customer has a budget of $300, write an inequality to represent the number of days (x) they can rent a car and (y) a van. Interpret the solution contextually.
30x + 15y = 300
30x + 15y < 300
30x + 15y ≥ 300
30x + 15y ≤ 300
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