
Define a variable and write an inequality for each situation. Then solve.
1. Three times a number increased by 4 is at least 16. What is the number? 2. Five less than a number is at most 11. What is the number? 3. The sum of a number and 7 is less than 19. What is the number? 4. Twice a number decreased by 9 is greater than 11. What is the number? 5. The sum of two consecutive positive integers in less than 19. What are the integers? 6. The sum of two consecutive odd integers is at most 16. What are the integers? 7. Your test scores are 75, 93, 82 and 85. What is the lowest score you can obtain on the next test to achieve an average of at least 86? 8. Juan spent at most $2.50 on apples and oranges. He bought 5 apples at $0.36 each. What was the most he spent on oranges? 9. Three times a number increased twice the number is greater than 125. What is the number? 10. Five times a number decreased by 7 times the same number is at most 20. What is the number?
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