Algebra – Linear inequalities in one or two 4.

y≤x+7
variables level 4. y ≥ −2x − 1

1. Adam’s school is a 20-minute walk or a 5-minute Which point (x, y) is a solution to the given system
bus ride away from his house. The bus runs once of inequalities in the xy-plane?
every 30 minutes, and the number of minutes, w,
A. (−14, 0)
that Adam waits for the bus varies between 0 and
30. Which of the following inequalities gives the B. (0, −14)
values of w for which it would be faster for Adam
to walk to school? C. (0, 14)

A. w – 5 < 20 D. (14, 0)

B. w – 5 > 20
5. A salesperson’s total earnings consist of a base
C. w + 5 < 20 salary of x dollars per year, plus commission
earnings of 11% of the total sales the salesperson
D. w + 5 > 20 makes during the year. This year, the salesperson
has a goal for the total earnings to be at least 3
times and at most 4 times the base salary. Which
2. A laundry service is buying detergent and fabric of the following inequalities represents all possible
softener from its supplier. The supplier will values of total sales s, in dollars, the salesperson
deliver no more than 300 pounds in a shipment. can make this year in order to meet that goal?
Each container of detergent weighs 7.35 pounds,
and each container of fabric softener weighs 6.2 A. 2x ≤ s ≤ 3x
pounds. The service wants to buy at least twice as
2 3
many containers of detergent as containers of B. 0.11 𝑥 ≤ 𝑠 ≤ 0.11 𝑥
fabric softener. Let d represent the number of
containers of detergent, and let s represent the C. 3x ≤ s ≤ 4x
number of containers of fabric softener, where d
3 4
and s are nonnegative integers. Which of the D. 0.11 𝑥 ≤ 𝑠 ≤ 0.11 𝑥
following systems of inequalities best represents
this situation?
6. A number x is at most 2 less than 3 times the
A. 7.35d + 6.2s ≤ 300 value of y. If the value of y is −4, what is the
d ≥ 2s greatest possible value of x? -14

B. 7.35d + 6.2s ≤ 300 7. A small business owner budgets $2,200 to

2d ≥ s purchase candles. The owner must purchase a
minimum of 200 candles to maintain the
C. 14.7d + 6.2s ≤ 300 discounted pricing. If the owner pays $4.90 per
d ≥ 2s candle to purchase small candles and $11.60 per
candle to purchase large candles, what is the
D. 14.7d + 6.2s ≤ 300
maximum number of large candles the owner can
2d ≥ s
purchase to stay within the budget and maintain the
discounted pricing? 182
3. A local transit company sells a monthly pass for
$95 that allows an unlimited number of trips of
8. A psychologist set up an experiment to study
any length. Tickets for individual trips cost $1.50,
the tendency of a person to select the first item
$2.50, or $3.50, depending on the length of the
when presented with a series of items. In the
trip. What is the minimum number of trips per
experiment, 300 people were presented with a set
month for which a monthly pass could cost less
of five pictures arranged in random order. Each
than purchasing individual tickets for trips? 28
person was asked to choose the most appealing
picture. Of the first 150 participants, 36 chose the B.
first picture in the set. Among the remaining 150 x y
participants, p people chose the first picture in the 3 16
set. If more than 20% of all participants chose the 5 36
first picture in the set, which of the following 7 40
inequalities best describes the possible values of p?
C.
x y
A. p > 0.20(300 – 36), where p ≤ 150
3 16
5 28
B. p > 0.20(300 + 36), where p ≤ 150
7 40
C. p – 36 > 0.20(300), where p ≤ 150
D.
x y
D. p + 36 > 0.20(300), where p ≤ 150
3 24
5 36
9. The triangle inequality theorem states that the 7 48
sum of any two sides of a triangle must be greater
than the length of the third side. If a triangle has 12. y > 13x – 18
side lengths of 6 and 12, which inequality
represents the possible lengths, x, of the third side For which of the following tables are all the values
of the triangle? of x and their corresponding values of y solutions
to the given inequality?
A. x < 18 A.
x y
B. x > 18 3 21
5 47
C. 6 < x < 18 8 86

D. x < 6 or x > 18 B.
x y
𝑉 3 26
10. 𝐼= 5 42
𝑅
8 86
The formula above is Ohm’s law for an electric
circuit with current I, in amperes, potential C.
difference V, in volts, and resistance R, in ohms. A x y
circuit has a resistance of 500 ohms, and its 3 16
potential difference will be generated by n six-volt 5 42
batteries that produce a total potential difference of 8 81
6n volts. If the circuit is to have a current of no more
than 0.25 ampere, what is the greatest number, n, of D.
six-volt batteries that can be used? 20 x y
3 26
5 52
11. y < 6x + 2 8 91
For which of the following tables are all the values
of x and their corresponding values of y solutions 13. A shipping service restricts the dimensions of
to the given inequality? the boxes it will ship for a certain type of service.
The restriction states that for boxes shaped like
A.
rectangular prisms, the sum of the perimeter of the
x y
3 20 base of the box and the height of the box cannot
5 32 exceed 130 inches. The perimeter of the base is
7 44 determined using the width and length of the box.
If a box has a height of 60 inches and its length is
2.5 times the width, which inequality shows the 5
C. y > 2
allowable width x, in inches, of the box?
3
D. y > 2
A. 0 < x ≤ 10
2
B. 0 < x ≤ 113

1
C. 0 < x ≤ 172

D. 0 < x ≤ 20

14. A business owner plans to purchase the same

model of chair for each of the 81 employees. The
total budget to spend on these chairs is $14,000,
which includes a 7% sales tax. Which of the
following is closest to the maximum possible price
per chair, before sales tax, the business owner
could pay based on this budget?

A. $148.15

B. $161.53

C. $172.84

D. $184.94

15. Ken is working this summer as part of a crew

on a farm. He earned $8 per hour for the first 10
hours he worked this week. Because of his
performance, his crew leader raised his salary to
$10 per hour for the rest of the week. Ken saves
90% of his earnings from each week. What is the
least number of hours he must work the rest of the
week to save at least $270 for the week?

A. 38

B. 33

C. 22

D. 16

16. y > 2x – 1
2x > 5
Which of the following consists of the y-coordinates
of all the points that satisfy the system of
inequalities above?

A. y > 6

B. y > 4