Representing Real-World Situations with Inequalities (Part 1)

The video tutorial explains how to represent real-life situations using inequalities. It uses two examples: Jim's birthday party, where he can invite up to 8 friends, and Amanda's cookies, where she bakes more than 25 cookies. The tutorial clarifies the use of inequality symbols like 'less than or equal to' and 'greater than' to represent these scenarios.

Jim's mom allows him to invite a certain number of friends to his birthday movie. What is the maximum number of friends he can invite?

• 8

• 6

• 5

• 7

Which inequality symbol correctly represents the number of friends Jim can invite if he can invite up to 8 friends?

• Less than

• Greater than

• Greater than or equal to

• Less than or equal to

Amanda baked more than 25 cookies. Which of the following numbers could represent the number of cookies she baked?

• 25

• 26

• 24

• 23

What inequality symbol should be used to represent Amanda's cookie situation?

• Greater than or equal to

• Less than or equal to

• Greater than

• Less than

If c represents the number of cookies Amanda baked, which inequality correctly represents the situation?

• c > 25

• c <= 25

• c >= 25

• c < 25