Translating Verbal Phrases Into
Algebraic Inequalities:
Practice
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Paul's age is 10 years less than 5 times Ken's age.  If the sum of their ages is greater than 35 years, find the youngest possible age of each boy.
 

 

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Mrs. Stevens had a certain amount of money in the bank.  After she deposited another $350, she had at least $1170 in the bank. What is the smallest amount of money Mrs. Stevens had in the bank before her latest deposit?

 


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Mary decided that she would not spend more than $275 for a new coat and dress.  If the price of the coat was $15 less than 3 times the price of the dress, what was the highest possible price of the dress.

 

 

 

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At a movie theatre the cost of an adult ticket is $6.00, and the cost
of a child's ticket is $2.00
If at one showing last week, 200 more adult tickets were sold than children's tickets, what is the smallest number of each type of ticket that was sold if the total receipts from sales was at least $2400?
 

 





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The length of a rectangle is 10" less than 2 times its width. If the perimeter of the rectangle is less than 160", find the maximum width of the rectangle.
 




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