SAT Math › Translating Words to Inequalities
For a school fundraiser, Leslie sold boxes of apples and pears. Each box of apples cost $12, and each box of pears cost $20. She didn't reach her goal of selling 100 total boxes, but she did break the school record for total sales revenue, exceeding the previous record of $1,600. If represents the number of boxes of apples she sold and
represents the number of pears she sold, which of the following systems of equations expresses these conditions?
At a carnival, Clara is allowed to spend up to $20 on games and rides, and each game costs $1 to play and each ride costs $2.50 to ride. If is the number of games she plays and
is the number of rides she rides, which of the following inequalities properly expresses these conditions?
On a trip to visit a friend at college, Hayley is careful to never exceed the speed limit of 70 miles per hour. Which of the following represents the time in hours, , that it takes her to drive the
miles between two highway exits during her trip?
Karim scored more than twice as many points as Scott.
If k represents the number of points Karim scored and s represents the number of points Scott scored, which of the following inequalities properly represents the relationship above?
Bernard works at two part-time jobs to help pay his college tuition. His goal is to earn at least $300 per week to put toward tuition, but also to work less than 20 hours per week so that he has time to study. He is paid $15 per hour working at the cafeteria, and $18 per hour conducting campus tours. If the number of hours he spends working at the cafeteria each week is and the number of hours he spends conducting campus tours is
, which of the following systems of inequalities expresses these circumstances?
At his part-time job, Rashid earns $20 per hour. Last week he worked hours and earned less than $650. Which of the following inequalities properly describes these conditions?
Which of the following inequalities properly expresses the following relationship: Tina won more than twice as many medals as George? Let represent the number of medals Tina won, and
represent the number of medals George won.
Darius is a car salesman whose dealership sells two types of vehicles, cars and trucks. Each car sells for $20,000 and each truck sells for $30,000. For a certain month, Darius had a goal of selling at least 50 total vehicles and selling more than $1,000,000 in sales dollars. If represents the number of cars he sold that month and
represents the number of trucks he sold that month, which of the following systems of inequalities would express a month in which he did not reach his sales dollars goal but did achieve his total vehicles goal?
Tim needs to purchase at least 20 breakfast treats for a meeting, and can choose from an assortment of scones , which cost $2.50 and muffins
, which cost $3.00. He must purchase more scones than muffins, and he is not allowed to spend more than $56. Which of the following systems of equations accurately represents these conditions?
Milt works at a job that pays him $12 per hour and Caitlyn works at a job that pays her $15 per hour. If Milt works hours per week and Caitlyn works
hours per week, which of the following inequalities would express that Milt earns at least as much each week as Caitlyn does?