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If w represents the weight the shelf can hold, which inequality shows the relationship?\u003Cbr>A. w > 80 B. w ≥ 80 C. w \u003C 80 D. w ≤ 80 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Answers |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.   |  |  |  |\n| 2) | A shelf can be no more than 35 inches tall to fit the wall. If h represents the height of a shelf that fits the wall, which inequality shows the relationship?\u003Cbr>A. h > 35 B. h ≥ 35 C. h \u003C 35 D. h ≤ 35 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.  \u003Cbr>3.   |  |  |  |\n| 3) | A hiking backpack should hold no more than 93 pounds. If w represents the weight the backpack should hold, which inequality shows the relationship?\u003Cbr>A. w > 93 B. w ≥ 93 C. w \u003C 93 D. w ≤ 93 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.  \u003Cbr>5.  \u003Cbr>6.   |  |  |  |\n| 4) | The museum had fewer visitors today than yesterday. There were 29 visitors yesterday. Ifv represents the number of visitors today, which inequality shows the relationship?\u003Cbr>A. v > 29 B. v ≥ 29 C. v \u003C 29 D. v ≤ 29 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.   |  |  |  |\n| 5) | The club collected more cans this week than last week. It collected 56 cans last week. If c represents the number of cans collected this week, which inequality shows the relationship? |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8.  \u003Cbr>9.   |  |  |  |\n| 6) | A. c > 56 B. c ≥ 56 C. c \u003C 56 D. c ≤ 56\u003Cbr>The bake sale sold more cookies today than yesterday. They sold 46 cookies yesterday. If d represents the number of cookies sold today, which inequality shows the relationship?\u003Cbr>A. d > 46 B. d ≥ 46 C. d \u003C 46 D. d ≤ 46 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10.   |  |  |  |\n| 7) | A school bus can carry no more than 47 passengers. If p represents the number of passengers the bus can carry, which inequality shows the relationship?\u003Cbr>A. p > 47 B. p ≥ 47 C. p \u003C 47 D. p ≤ 47 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 8) | A student survey showed there were more dog owners than cat owners. There were 86 cat owners. If d represents the number of dog owners, which inequality shows the relationship between the number of dog and cat owners in this survey?\u003Cbr>A. d > 86 B. d ≥ 86 C. d \u003C 86 D. d ≤ 86 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 9) | The soccer roster can list no more than 37 players. If p represents the number of players allowed on the roster, which inequality shows the relationship?\u003Cbr>A. p > 37 B. p ≥ 37 C. p \u003C 37 D. p ≤ 37 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 10) | Will biked more miles this week than last week. He biked 83 miles last week. If d\u003Cbr>represents the number of miles biked this week, which inequality shows the relationship?\u003Cbr>A. d > 83 B. d ≥ 83 C. d \u003C 83 D. d ≤ 83 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 1-10 |  | 90 | 80 | 70 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 0 |\n\n[Math](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 6)[ www.CommonCoreSheets.com](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 6)[ 6](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 6)  \nWriting an Inequality from a Word Problem  \nName: Answer Key  \n\n| Determine which inequality shows each relationship.\u003Cbr>1) The shelf in Victor's garage can hold no more than 80 pounds. If w represents the weight the shelf can hold, which inequality shows the relationship? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Answers |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.  D  |  |  |  |  |\n| 2) | A. w > 80 B. w ≥ 80 C. w \u003C 80 D. w ≤ 80\u003Cbr>A shelf can be no more than 35 inches tall to fit the wall. If h represents the height of a shelf that fits the wall, which inequality shows the relationship? |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.\u003Cbr>3. |  | D |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | D |  |  |\n| 3) | A. h > 35 B. h ≥ 35 C. h \u003C 35 D. h ≤ 35\u003Cbr>A hiking backpack should hold no more than 93 pounds. 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