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Algebra, Period
ComFound Inequalities
Directions: Set up as an inequality and then solve the inequality.
A taxi driver charges a flat rate of $2, plus $0.30 per mile. How many miles can you tavel in the taxi if you
1.
can spend between $5 and $10?
it makes the 500-mile trip from El
Paso to Scorpion Gulch. The
miles
from Scorpion Gulch. How many
bus driver must contact the bus station when he is between 50 and 100
hours will he have drive,n whe,n he contacts the station?
2.
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.
A chartered bus travels 60 miles per hour
as
F"licity's bank charges $2.25 a month, plus $0.10 per check. How many checks does
:harges are always between $3.50 and $5.00?
Solve each compound inequality and graph the solution:
4,
-15<x-8<-4
5.
-2 3b+7 <13
6.
5k <-20 0R 2k > 8
7.
2s+3 <7OR3s+5>26
she
write if her bank
L2L
<-4oR;z-r
8. f*3
g.
=E
- <4
-2<-n*2
3
Write and solve an iuequality for each situation.
10. The Mexican Tetra is a tropical fish that requires a water temperature between 68 and 77 degrees
Fahrenheit, inclusive. An aquarium is heated 8 degrees so that a Tetra can live in it. What temperatures could
the water have been before the heating?
11.Amy,scarcantrave1between380and410milesoaafu11tankofgas.Shefil1edhergastankanddrove45
miles. Howmanymore miles can she drive without running out of gas?
1,2.
Alocal company is hiring hainees with less than 1 year of experience and managers with 4 or more years of
experience. Graph the solutions.
13. Mary's allowance is doubled and is now between $10 and $15, inclusive. What amounts could his
allowance have bee,n before the increase? Graph the solutions.