Mr.

Bradanini
Algebra 1-C

Solving Inequalities
Project
Name: _______________________
Due: ___________
Directions: Complete each section to the best of your ability. You may use your teacher, notes,
or online resources for any additional assistance you may need. Write neatly and show all work
where necessary. No plagiarism.
You will be graded upon the following rubric:
Part I

Questions 1 through 8 are answered with the correct

letter from Column B. Questions 9 through 12 are
correctly answered as True or False
Part II Each phrase is correctly written in symbols

12 Points

14 Points

Part III A correct inequality is written in the appropriate space

6 Points
and solved correctly with the solution written in the
appropriate space
Part IV Inequalities in questions 1 16 are rewritten and solved
38 Points
showing all work in the appropriate spaces. All solutions
must be circled. After each inequality is found, the
answer code is completed and decoded with the correct
Mathematicians name.
Extra Choose one of the two options. Graded based on
15 Points
Credit creativity, effort, and accuracy. Project option #1 must
be well developed and neatly written with no spelling
errors. Project option #2 must be detailed, clearly
displaying inequalities symbols.
Total Possible (Not including extra credit):

70

Earned:

For Exercises 18, match each expression in Column A with its corresponding inequality symbol or expression
in Column B by writing the letter from Column B that matches the expression in Column A.

Part II Write each phrase in symbols.

1. 8 is less than 12 __________________________

2. 17 is greater than 2 __________________________

3. 12x is more than 36 __________________________
4. 15x minus 8 is less than 32 __________________________
5. 10x plus 4 is greater than or equal to 15 __________________________
6. 3x take away 12 is less than or equal to 21 __________________________
7. 32x equals 4x more than 12 __________________________

1. The band must earn at least $75 for a trip. Band

members already earned $35. Write and solve an inequality
to find how much money they still need to earn.
Inequality: ______________________________
Solve:

Solution: ___________________ 2. The student council is

sponsoring a concert as a fundraiser. Tickets are $3 for students
and $5 for adults. The student council wants to raise at least
$1000. If 200 students attend, how many adults must attend?
Write and solve an inequality.
Inequality: ______________________________
Solve:

Solution: ___________________

Part IV Solve the following inequalities to answer the

code below. Show work on page 4.

9.
1.

13.
5.

10.
2.

14.
6.

11.
3.

15.
7.

12.
4.

16.
8.

EXTRA CREDIT Two Options: 1) Create a story using the inequality symbols <, >, , , . The story must
be creative, detailed, coherent, and written clearly. It does not have to be solely Math related.
2) Create a drawing of an object, landscape, cartoon character, or a person like someone you know using as
many inequality symbols listed above as possible. The object here is to be creative & unleash your artsy
side!