Writing Inequalities to Represent Real-Life

Situations

Mary has more than $30.50 in her purse.Write an inequality to represent Mary’s

situation. Define your variable.

Joanna has at least $250.55 in her savings account.Write an inequality to represent Joanna’s

situation. Define your variable.

Sally has no more than 6 pets in her house.Write an inequality to represent Sally’s situation.

Define your variable.

John scored fewer than 6.4 points in the basketball game.

Write an inequality to represent this situation. Define your

variable.

The book will cost at least $16.99.Write an inequality to show the situation.

Define your variable.

You are going to a carnival. Each game costs $0.50 to play. If you have $4, write an inequality to

show how many games you can play.

Chris wants to order DVDs over the internet. Each DVD costs $15.99 and shipping for the entire order is $9.99. Chis has no more than $100 to spend. Write an inequality that represents

Chris’ situation.

Keith has $525 in a savings account at the beginning of the summer. He wants to have at least $225 in

the account by the end of the summer. He withdraws $25 each week for food, clothes, and movie tickets. Write an inequality that

represents Keith’s situation.

Martha charges $15.75 to walk a customer’s dog. She wants to make at least $90.45 dollars.

Write an inequality to represent Martha’s situation. Define your

variable.

Samantha is planning a party. She wants to have at least 45 party favors for her guests. Party favors come in packages of 6. Write an inequality to represent Samantha’s situation. Define

your variable.

Mackenzie invited 15 friends to her party. She wants to invite more friends so she has a least 40 friends at her party. Write

an inequality to represent this situation. Define your variable.