Mo is using a wheelbarrow to haul 50 pound bags of gravel to the driveway. The wheelbarrow can hold at most 250 lbs so how many bags can they carry on one wheelbarrow load? Write as an inequality.
Let x be the number of bags of gravel.
The total weight of x bags of gravel is 50x lbs.
The inequality is 50x ≤ 250.
Merv is a large animal vet and needs to determine the amount of medicine for the horse they are treating. They can give at most 60,000 mg of the medicine throughout the day. If they give the medicine in four doses, how many milligrams can each dose be? Write as an inequality.
Let x be the amount of medicine (in mg) given in each dose.
The total amount of medicine given throughout the day is 4x mg.
The inequality is 4x ≤ 60,000.
You are buying jewelry kits on Etsy for 15.25 each. How many can kits you buy and spend less than $61? write as an inequality.
Let x be the number of jewelry kits.
The cost of each kit is $15.25.
The total cost of x kits is 15.25x dollars.
The inequality is 15.25x < 61.
Mo’s church wants to collect at least 160 cans of food for an upcoming food drive. People brought 42 cans of food on Monday and 65 cans of food on Wednesday. How many cans of food must they collect on Friday to make or exceed their goal? Write as an inequality.
Let x be the number of cans of food to be collected on Friday.
The total number of cans of food collected is 42 + 65 + x.
The inequality is 42 + 65 + x ≥ 160.