7.EE.B4b Inequalities Symbolize & Solve 10Q
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Question 1 .
Kayla has a weekly budget of $865. She works at a clothing store and makes $230 per week, plus 20%
commission on the merchandise she sells to her customers. The graph below models the dollar
amount of merchandise Kayla sells each week.
3150 3155 3160 3165 3170 3175 3180 3185 3190 3195 3200 3205 3210
Which of the following is the correct interpretation of the solution?
A. Kayla needs to sell $3,175 or more to reach her weekly budget.
B. Kayla can sell $3,175 or less to reach her weekly budget.
C. Kayla can sell less than $3,175 to reach her weekly budget.
D. Kayla needs to sell more than $3,175 to reach her weekly budget.
Question 2 .
Lionel has at most cups of flour to bake cookies and a cake. Lionel uses cups of flour to make the
cake.
If each batch of cookies takes cups of flour, how many batches of cookies, x, can Lionel bake? Select
the inequality that includes the maximum number of batches of cookies Lionel can bake.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Question 3 .
Directions: Use the drawing tool(s) to form the correct answer on the provided number line.
Sheila works for a fishing company. She is paid $20 per day and an additional $2 for each lobster she
catches. She wants to know how many lobsters she must catch in order to earn a total of at least $130
after five days of working.
Create an inequality on the number line with the tools provided which represents the number of
lobsters that Sheila could catch to earn at least $130.
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Question 4 .
A baseball team has a goal of hitting more than 84 home runs this season. They average 7 home runs
each game and have already hit 35 home runs so far. How many more games, x, will it take the
baseball team to reach its home run hitting goal if they continue to average 7 home runs per game?
Select the number line that includes the fewest number of games the team can play and still meet their
goal.
A.
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
B.
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
C.
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
D.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Question 5 .
Directions: Type the correct answer in each box. Spell all words correctly, and use numerals
instead of words for numbers.
The chorus needs to raise $2,620.00 for a trip to the state competition. They are selling sets of candles
for $25.00 per set. They have already raised $1,225.00 from the fundraiser.
The band needs to raise $2,400.00 to pay for a trip to the state capital to participate in a parade. They
are selling 3-gallon tubs of caramel popcorn for $18.25 each. They have already raised $1,314.00 from
the fundraiser.
If both are going to meet their goals, from this point on the needs to sell
more items from their fundraiser than the needs to sell from their
fundraiser.
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Question 6 .
Nathan earns a fixed pay of $250.25 a week for his normal 30 hours. For each additional hour he
works, he receives $9.50.
If he wants to earn at least $312.00 this week, how many extra hours, x, does he need to work in
addition to his normal 30 hours? Select the graph of the inequality that represents the amount of hours
Nathan must work to earn at least $312.00.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Question 7 .
Amy needs to write a paper that contains more than 3,314 words for school. She has already written
1,361 words and writes at a rate of 279 words per day. Which of the following inequalities could be
used to solve for x, the number of days it will take Amy to finish her paper?
A. 279x > 1,361
B. 279x > 3,314
C. 279x - 1,361 > 3,314
D. 279x + 1,361 > 3,314
Question 8 .
Tomorrow, Mrs. Wendel's class will be using toothpicks for a science project. Each student must use at
least 8 toothpicks for the project.
Mrs. Wendel knows that there is already a bag of 50 toothpicks in the class storage room. She plans to
buy x additional toothpicks this afternoon to make sure her class will have enough.
If her class has 30 students, which number sentence represents this situation?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Question 9 .
Sarah's youth group is selling candy bars for a fundraiser. The candy bars cost $1.50 each. To date,
they have raised $900. Their goal is to raise more than $2,550.
How many more candy bars, x, do they need to sell to reach their goal? Select the inequality that
includes the smallest number of candy bars they can sell and still reach their goal.
A. x > 1,800
B. x > 2,900
C. x > 600
D. x > 1,100
Question 10 .
Jacob has $1,000 in a checking account and withdraws $40 each week. His account requires a
minimum balance of more than $400. Write an inequality to model the number of weeks, x, that he can
withdraw $40 to maintain the minimum balance requirement.
A. x < 15
B. x ≤ 18
C. x < 18
D. x > 15
