Inequality word problems
Grade 7 Math Worksheet - Building Confidence
Circle the best answer, or write your answer on the line.
Ari reads a sign at the park: riders must be at least 48 inches tall. Let h be a rider's height in inches. Which inequality matches the sign?
- h < 48
- h ≥ 48
- h ≤ 48
- h > 48
To win a prize, Tala needs more than 25 points. Let g be the points. Which inequality matches?
- g < 25
- g ≥ 25
- g > 25
- g ≤ 25
Pia has $6 and saves $3 each week. Pia wants at least $30 for a new kite. Let w be the number of weeks. What inequality fits?
Bo counts riders on a bus that holds at most 40. It starts with 6 riders, and 4 more get on at each stop. Let s be the number of stops. What inequality fits?
Milo wants to read more than 50 pages. Milo has read 8 pages and reads 6 more each day. Let d be the number of days. What inequality fits?
A box holds at most 30 stickers. Ren puts in 5 loose stickers, then sheets of 5 stickers. How many sheets can Ren add?
Noah has 3 boxes with the same number of crayons and gives away 6 crayons. Noah wants fewer than 12 left. How many crayons can be in each box?
Ari saves $3 each week and starts with $5. Ari needs at least $26 for a new kite, and the solution is w ≥ 7. Which sentence tells how many weeks Ari needs?
- 7 weeks or fewer
- exactly 7 weeks
- 7 weeks or more
- more than 7 weeks
Tala wants more than 40 points, with a 10-point bonus and 5 points per game. The solution is g > 6. Which sentence tells how many games Tala needs?
- more than 6 games
- 6 games or more
- fewer than 6 games
- exactly 6 games
A bag holds fewer than 15 kilograms. The bag weighs 3 kg, each of Jun's books weighs 2 kg, and the solution is f < 6. Which sentence tells how many books fit?
- 6 books or fewer
- fewer than 6 books
- exactly 6 books
- more than 6 books