Unit 4 Project: Real life word Problems

Word Problem: Megan has a target gift card worth $80. She wants to buy several

movies that cost $12 each plus an $8 video game. Write and solve an inequality that

represents the number of movies she can buy without overspending.

Inequality: 12x +8 ≤ 80

Value of Variable: 6 ≤ x

12x +8 ≤ 80

12x ≤ 80 – 8

12x ≤ 72

12x/12 ≤ 72/12

x≤6

Graph:

Inequality Table:
Sentences: The value 4 makes the inequality true because 4 is less than 6.

Additionally, when you plug 4 in for x, you get that 56 is less than or equal to 80.

Therefore, you can buy 4 movies and have $24 left over. The value 7 makes the

inequality false because 7 is not less than 6. Additionally, when you plug 7 in for x,

you get that 92 is less than or equal to 80. This statement is not true, therefore

the inequality is false for the value 7. The value 4 makes the inequality true

because 4 is less than 6. Additionally, when you plug 2 in for x, you get that 36 is

less than or equal to 80. Therefore, you can buy 2 movies and have $44 left over.

Vocabulary:

Inequality- a mathematical sentence that compares expressions. It contains the

symbols, <, >, ≤, ≥.

Less than or equal- Values that are equal to the inequality or smaller than the

inequality

Solution- a value that makes the inequality true.

Solution set- The set of all solutions of an inequality

Graph of an inequality- shows all the solutions of the inequality on a number line.

Closed circle- Used when a number is a solution