Solving and Interpreting Inequalities in Real-Life Scenarios

A store sells notebooks for $3 each. If you want to buy at least 5 notebooks, what is the minimum amount of money you need? Solve the inequality and interpret your solution.

• 15 dollars

• 10 dollars

• 20 dollars

• 25 dollars

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.8

A movie theater charges $10 per ticket. If you have $50 to spend, how many tickets can you buy? Write and solve the inequality to find your answer.

• 3

• 7

• 5

• 10

Sarah has $120 to spend on books. Each book costs $15. Write an inequality to represent how many books she can buy and solve it.

• x < 8

• x = 7

• x <= 8

• x >= 10

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.8

A gym membership costs $30 per month. If you want to spend no more than $150 in 6 months, what is the maximum number of months you can afford? Set up and solve the inequality.

• 6

• 3

• 5

• 4

A car rental company charges a flat fee of $50 plus $0.20 per mile driven. If you want to spend no more than $100, how many miles can you drive? Write and solve the inequality.

• 250 miles

• 200 miles

• 150 miles

• 300 miles

Tom is saving money to buy a video game that costs $60. If he saves $5 each week, how many weeks will it take him to save enough? Write and solve the inequality to find the number of weeks.

• 15 weeks

• 12 weeks

• 10 weeks

• 8 weeks

A concert ticket costs $45. If you want to buy tickets for you and 3 friends, how much money do you need? Write an inequality to represent the total cost and solve it.

• $180

• $90

• $225

• $135

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.8

A school is planning a field trip and has a budget of $300. If each student pays $15, how many students can go on the trip? Set up and solve the inequality to find the maximum number of students.

• 30

• 25

• 20

• 15

Lisa wants to buy a new phone that costs $300. If she saves $25 each week, how many weeks will it take her to save enough? Write and solve the inequality to determine the number of weeks needed.

• 15 weeks

• 12 weeks

• 20 weeks

• 10 weeks

A farmer has 200 acres of land. If he wants to plant corn on at least 60% of his land, how many acres must he plant? Write and solve the inequality to find the minimum number of acres for corn.

• 80

• 100

• 150

• 120