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Class Activity: Inequality Word Problems

Directions: Translate each clue word or phrase into its mathematical
meaning.
each
reduced by
is less than or equal to
quotient
at most
difference
is greater than
of
at least

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Directions: Write an inequality for each sentence. Then simplify the

inequality.
Fifteen plus a number is greater than 10.
The sum of twice a number and 3 is no more than 7.
The difference of a number and 6 is at most -5.
Directions: Choose the inequality that best models the sentence.
The car was going faster than 75 miles per hour.
A) c > 75

B) c 75

C) c < 75

D) c 75

C) F < 6

D) F 6

Fred is less than six feet tall.

A) F 6

B) F > 6

Leahs basketball team scored at least 53 points.

A) t < 53

B) t >53

C) t 53

D) t 53

Christina goes to the market with $15 She buys one papaya for $4.49 and
spends rest of the money on bananas. Bananas cost $0.39 per pound. Write
an
inequality for the amount of pounds of bananas she can buy. Simplify, and
graph your solution. Show all work.

variable with label: ________________

inequality: ________________
solution:
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A theater can hold at most 225 people. The theater has already admitted
132 people. How many more people can the theater admit? Write an
inequality to model this situation. Simplify, and graph your solution. Show all
work.

variable with label:

inequality:
solution:

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