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Can spend at most what is in the purse: inequality word problems.

Inequality Word Problems

Inequality word problems. In MathBound, the free Algebra I adventure game, Budget Buccaneer asks these problems, and the only way past is to solve them.

Part of Linear Inequalities: chapter 3 of the standard course.

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What you will practice

Identify and Translate. Translate basic inequality phrases into an inequality.
Solve Application Problems. Solve a basic one-step inequality application.

Worked examples

Made by the game’s own question engine. Try each one, then open its steps.

Example 1 · Identify and Translate

Translate:

a

number

decreased

by

10

is

more

than

17 .

$n - 10 < 17$
$n - 10 > 17$
$10 - n > 17$
$n - 10 \geq 17$

Show the worked steps

$" Decreased$ $by$ $10"$ $is$ $n - 10 .$
$" More$ $than "$ $is$ $>,$ $so$ $n - 10 > 17 .$

Answer: $n - 10 > 17$

Example 2 · Solve Application Problems

A

budget

of

$780

covers

costumes

for

20

members .

What

is

the

most

each

costume

can

cost?

$$20$
$$780$
$$15, 600$
$$39$

Show the worked steps

$Let$ $c$ $be$ $the$ $cost$ $per$ $costume:$ $20 c \leq 780 .$
$c \leq $39 .$

Answer: $$39$

Example 3 · Identify and Translate

Translate:

the

sum

of

a

number

and

15

is

at

most

26 .

$n + 15 < 26$
$n + 15 \geq 26$
$n + 15 > 26$
$n + 15 \leq 26$

Show the worked steps

$" At$ $most "$ $means$ $no$ $greater$ $than,$ $which$ $is$ $\leq .$
$That$ $gives$ $n + 15 \leq 26 .$

Answer: $n + 15 \leq 26$

Where it is in your textbook

Textbook	Lessons
Standard course	3.6
Big Ideas Math Algebra 1	2.1, 2.3, 2.4
Big Ideas Math Algebra 1 (2022)	2.1, 2.3, 2.4
Carnegie Learning Algebra I	M2 2.3
CPM Core Connections Algebra	9.2.2, 9.4.3, 11.3.5
CPS Skyline Algebra	4.5, 5.1, 5.4
enVision Algebra 1	1-5
enVision Algebra 1 (2024)	1-5
Glencoe Algebra 1	5-2, 5-3
HMH Into Algebra 1	2.4
Holt McDougal Larson Algebra 1	1.4, 5.2, 5.3
Illustrative Mathematics Algebra 1	2.18-2.20
Illustrative Mathematics Algebra 1 (v.360)	4.1-4.3
Math Nation Algebra 1 (Florida B.E.S.T.)	6.3, 6.6, 6.8
MVP Mathematics I (Integrated Math 1)	4.6, 5.2
Open Up NC Math 1 (MVP)	4.6, 5.2
OpenStax Elementary Algebra 2e	3.6
Pearson Algebra 1 Common Core	3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4
Reveal Algebra 1	6-1, 6-2
SpringBoard Algebra 1	15

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