Inequalities in Action: Real-World Challenges for 7th Graders

A concert hall has a seating capacity of 500. If 200 tickets have been sold, write an inequality to represent the number of additional tickets that can be sold. What is the maximum number of tickets that can still be sold?

• 400

• 150

• 250

• 300

A school is planning a field trip and has a budget of $1,200. If each student ticket costs $30, write an inequality to find the maximum number of students that can attend. How many students can go on the trip?

• 30

• 60

• 50

• 40

Maria has saved $150 for a new bike. If the bike costs $250, write an inequality to show how much more money she needs to save. How much more does she need?

• 100

• 50

• 200

• 75

A farmer has 120 acres of land. He wants to plant corn on at least 75% of his land. Write an inequality to represent the minimum number of acres he must plant with corn. How many acres must he plant?

• 80 acres

• 60 acres

• 90 acres

• 100 acres

A gym has a maximum capacity of 200 members. Currently, there are 150 members. Write an inequality to find out how many more members can join. How many more members can the gym accept?

• 75

• 50

• 100

• 25

A bakery sells cupcakes for $2 each. If they want to make at least $500 in a day, write an inequality to find out how many cupcakes they need to sell. What is the minimum number of cupcakes they must sell?

• 300

• 400

• 250

• 200

A car rental company charges a flat fee of $50 plus $0.20 per mile driven. If a customer wants to spend no more than $100, write an inequality to find out how many miles they can drive. What is the maximum number of miles?

• 200

• 150

• 300

• 250

A library has 1,000 books. They want to donate at least 20% of their books to a local school. Write an inequality to represent the minimum number of books they will donate. How many books will they donate?

• 150

• 250

• 300

• 200

A video game costs $60. If Alex has $40, write an inequality to determine how much more money he needs to buy the game. How much more does he need?

• 20

• 50

• 30

• 10

A pet store has a limit of 50 pets for adoption. If there are currently 30 pets available, write an inequality to find out how many more pets can be adopted. How many more pets can be adopted?

• 15

• 10

• 20

• 25