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If w represents the weight the small boat can carry, which inequality shows the relationship?\u003Cbr>A. w > 18 B. w ≥ 18 C. w \u003C 18 D. w ≤ 18 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Answers |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.   |  |  |  |\n| 2) | The sticker sheet can hold no more than 76 stickers. If s represents the number of stickers on the sheet, which inequality shows the relationship?\u003Cbr>A. s > 76 B. s ≥ 76 C. s \u003C 76 D. s ≤ 76 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.  \u003Cbr>3.   |  |  |  |\n| 3) | To win the garden contest, a plant must be at least 63 inches tall. If h represents the height of a plant that gets a prize, which inequality shows the relationship?\u003Cbr>A. h > 63 B. h ≥ 63 C. h \u003C 63 D. h ≤ 63 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.  \u003Cbr>5.  \u003Cbr>6.   |  |  |  |\n| 4) | The fruit stays fresh for fewer days in summer than in winter. It stays fresh for 83 days in winter. If t represents the number of days the fruit stays fresh, which inequality shows the relationship? |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.   |  |  |  |\n| 5) | A. t > 83 B. t ≥ 83 C. t \u003C 83 D. t ≤ 83 Robin earned more stickers than Adam. Adam earned 57 stickers. If d represents the number of stickers Robin earned, which inequality shows the relationship?\u003Cbr>A. d > 57 B. d ≥ 57 C. d \u003C 57 D. d ≤ 57 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8.  \u003Cbr>9.   |  |  |  |\n| 6) | Each cabin at the camp can hold no more than 94 campers. If c represents the number of campers a cabin can hold, which inequality shows the relationship?\u003Cbr>A. c > 94 B. c ≥ 94 C. c \u003C 94 D. c ≤ 94 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10.   |  |  |  |\n| 7) | The class collected fewer cans this week than last week. They collected 88 cans last week. If c represents the number of cans collected this week, which inequality shows the relationship?\u003Cbr>A. c > 88 B. c ≥ 88 C. c \u003C 88 D. c ≤ 88 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 8) | The theater sold more tickets on Saturday than on Friday. It sold 24 tickets on Friday. If d represents the number of tickets sold on Saturday, which inequality shows the relationship?\u003Cbr>A. d > 24 B. d ≥ 24 C. d \u003C 24 D. d ≤ 24 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 9) | To vote in the club, a member must be at least 73 years old. If a represents the age of a member who can vote, which inequality shows the relationship?\u003Cbr>A. a > 73 B. a ≥ 73 C. a \u003C 73 D. a ≤ 73 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 10) | The bakery made fewer cookies today than it made yesterday. The bakery made 46 cookies yesterday. If c represents the number of cookies baked today, which inequality shows the relationship?\u003Cbr>A. c > 46 B. c ≥ 46 C. c \u003C 46 D. c ≤ 46 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 1-10 |  | 90 | 80 | 70 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 0 |\n\n[Math](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 7)[ www.CommonCoreSheets.com](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 7)[ 7](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 7)  \nWriting an Inequality from a Word Problem  \nName: Answer Key  \n\n| Determine which inequality shows each relationship.\u003Cbr>1) The small boat can carry no more than 18 pounds. If w represents the weight the small boat can carry, which inequality shows the relationship? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Answers |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.  D  |  |  |  |  |\n| A. w > 18 B. w ≥ 18 C. w \u003C 18 D. w ≤ 18\u003Cbr>2) The sticker sheet can hold no more than 76 stickers. If s represents the number of stickers on the sheet, which inequality shows the relationship? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.\u003Cbr>3. |  | D |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | B |  |  |\n| 3) | A. s > 76 B. s ≥ 76 C. s \u003C 76 D. s ≤ 76\u003Cbr>To win the garden contest, a plant must be at least 63 inches tall. If h represents the height of a plant that gets a prize, which inequality shows the relationship?\u003Cbr>A. h > 63 B. h ≥ 63 C. h \u003C 63 D. h ≤ 63 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.\u003Cbr>5.\u003Cbr>","cbCaitfewHACloYy","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaitfewHACloYy","pdf",62286,"English","# Determine the Correct Inequality\n## Small boat capacity comparisons\n## Sticker sheet capacity comparisons\n## Plant height for a contest\n## Fruit freshness days by season\n## Sticker earnings comparison\n## Camp cabin capacity\n## Cans collected this week vs last week\n## Theater tickets Friday vs Saturday\n## Club voting age requirement\n## Cookies baked today vs yesterday","[{\"question\":\"What does each question ask students to do?\",\"answer\":\"Each question asks students to choose the inequality that matches a word description of a quantity relationship. 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