6.14 Translating Inequalities

Match the Inequality to the word problem. The water level in the aquarium’s shark tank is always greater than 25 feet. If the water level decreased by 6 feet during cleaning, what was the water level before the cleaners took out any water? x - 6 > 25 Johnny has $25 in his wallet. He bought a burger for $6. What amount represents how much he can spend for the rest of his lunch? x + 6 ≤ 25 Javen prefers to have no less than $25 in his wallet. What amount represents how much was in his wallet before he spent $6 at McDonald's? x - 6 ≥ 25 Match the Inequality to the word problem. Danny has at least $15 more than his big brother. Danny’s big brother has $72. How much money does Danny have? x - 15 ≥ 72 Zaine needs to be sure that less than 72 milliliters of a certain chemical is in a beaker. He poured out 15 milliliters of that chemical. What represents the amount that was in the beaker? x - 15 Match the Inequality to the word problem. Alicia earns $9.00 per hour working at a part-time job. She wants to earn more than $180 this week. How many hours does Alicia have to work? 9x > 180 Macy picks 9 apples per minute. She wants to pick at least 180 apples. What represents how long it will take her to do so? 9x ≥ 180 If Jason shreds 9 files per week, what amount represents how long he can shred files without exceeding 180 files shredded? 9x Match the Inequality to the word problem. Hank needs to save at least $150 to ride the bus to his grandparent’s home. If he saves $12 a week, what is the least number of weeks he needs to save? 12x ≥ 150 Kaison makes $12 per hour cutting hair at a local barbershop. He needs to make more than $150 so that he can make a deposit for a band trip. How long will it take for him to exceed his goal? 12x > 150 Samson picks 12 flowers every week to replace the flowers on the table in the dining room. The field he goes to has only 150 flowers. How long can Samson keep picking flowers from that field before they all are gone? 12x ≤ 150 Match the Inequality to the word problem. Janelle has a lamp that is 48 inches tall. She is purchasing a table to place the lamp on. The height of the table and lamp combined cannot exceed 72 inches. What height at most can the table Janelle purchases be? 48 + x ≤ 72 Freddie wants to cover at least 72 miles riding his bike for exercise. So far he has covered 48 miles. At minimum, how many more miles does Freddie need? x + 48 ≥ 72 Susan bought a shirt and a pair of jeans for $48. If she wants to spend less than $72, what represents how much she can spend at Starbuck's? 48 + x