Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Caraga Administrative Region
Division of Agusan del Sur

A DETAILED

LESSON PLAN
IN
MATHEMATICS 7

Prepared By:

EDELYN PAULINIO BUHAWE

Mathematics teacher

I. OBJECTIVES: at the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
a. solve word problems involving linear inequalities in one variable;
b. express the importance of knowing the meaning of its symbols; and
c. write word problems involving linear inequalities.
II. SUBJECT MATTER: Solving word problems involving linear inequalities

Reference: Mathematics 7 teaching guide pp. 24

Elementary Algebra, Julieta G. Bernabe, Pp. 137-139
Materials:
Values integration: Cooperation
Strategies: Inductive method, Collaborative learning approach, Inquiry
approach and Questioning

III-PROCEDURE:

Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity

A. Preliminary Activities
1. Prayer
Requesting everyone to please stand for a prayer.
2. Greetings
Goodmorning class? Good morning ma’am.
3. Checking of attendance
Who are not around?
4. Setting of class standard
Class, if the teacher is talking in front what will you Pay attention and listen ma’am.
do?
Very good, can I expect all of that from you? Yes ma’am!
5. Review

B. Developmental activities
1. Motivation
Give the corresponding symbols of the following
phrases
Phrase In Symbol
more than 7 >7
no more than ≤7
at least 7 ≥7
fewer than 7 <7
no fewer than 7 ≥7
not above 7 ≤7
does not exceed 7 ≤7
below 7 <7
exceding 7 >7
above 7 >7
greater than 7 >7
not under 7 ≥7
at most 7 ≤7
less than 7 <7
no less than 7 ≥7
exactly 7 =7

2. Presentation of the lesson

This morning we are going to discuss
about Solving word problems involving linear
inequalities.

(Reading of objectives)
These are the objectives for today. a. solve word problems involving linear
Everybody read! inequalities in one variable;
b. express the importance of knowing
the meaning of its symbols; and
c. write word problems involving linear
inequalities.

3. Lesson proper
1. Who among you here have savings?
2. How much and how often do you save? Daily?
Weekly? Monthly?
3. Is it important to save? Why?
The teacher will present this Word Problem.
1. Keith has P5,000.00 in a savings account at the
beginning of the summer. He wants to have at
least P2, 000.00 in the account by the end of
the summer. He withdraws P250.00 each
week for food and transportation. How many
weeks can Keith withdraw money from his
account? We need to find how many weeks can
What do we need to find? Keith withdraw money from his
account.

Very good! Before we solve this problem. Here are

some points to remember when solving word
problems that use inequality.
POINTS TO REMEMBER:
Read and understand the problem carefully.
Represent the unknowns using variables.
Formulate an inequality.
Solve the inequality formulated.
Check or justify your answer.

Phrases that can mean: The teacher will let the

students to memorize the phrases individually.

< (less than) = (equal) > (greater than)

is less than is / are / will be more than
/only
is under is the same as above
is below that is equal to over
shorter / smaller exactly greater / larger than
than
fewer than half ( = .5* or ½ *) exceeds /
increased
is lower than longer than
beneath is higher than
a better deal

 (less than  (not equal to)  (greater than

or equal to) or equal to)
at most is not equal to at least
maximum is not the same as minimum
bottom is different / differs top
from
is no more than is no less than
Does not Not smaller than
exceeded
Is not greater than No fewer than

Now, let us proceed to the problem,

Example 1. Keith has P5,000.00 in a savings account
at the beginning of the summer. He wants to have at
least P2,000.00 in the account by the end of the
summer. He withdraws P250.00 each week for food
and transportation. How many weeks can Keith
withdraw money from his account?

What mathematical inequality models this situation?

Solution:
≥ (at least)
Step 1: Let w be the number of weeks Keith can
withdraw money.
Step 2:
5000 (amount at the beginning)
2000 (amount at the end of the summer)
(-) (withdraw)
250w (250 each week)
≥ (at least)
Step 3:
5000 – 250w ≥ 2000
–250w ≥ 2000 - 5000
–250 w ≥ -3000
w ≤ 12

Therefore, Keith can withdraw money from his

account not more than 12 weeks.

If Keith withdraws P250 per month for 12 months,

then the total money withdrawn is P3000. Since he
started with P5000, then he will
still have P2000 at the end of 12 months.

Word problems involving linear inequalities are

solved in a similar way as those involving linear
equations.
BOARDWORK:
Example 2: The sum of eight and a number is less
than fifteen.
What mathematical inequality models this situation?

x + 8 ˂ 15 ˂ less than
x + 8 – 8 ˂ 15 – 8
x˂7
Example 3: The product of eleven and a number is
greater than 33.
What mathematical inequality models this situation?

11x ˃ 33 ˃ greater than

x˃3
Example 4: A number divided by negative three is less
than 6.
What mathematical inequality models this situation?

x/-3 ˂ 6 ˂ less than

(-3) x/-3 ˂ 6 (-3)
X ˂ -18

Example 5: The difference of a number and 12 is less

than or equal to 13.
What mathematical inequality models this situation?

X – 12 ≤ 13 ≤ less than or equal to

X ≤ 25
Example 6: A number plus twenty is less than or
equal to negative ten.
X + 20 ≤ -10
Example 7: A number minus nine is greater than or
equal to negative seven.
What mathematical inequality models this situation?

≥ greater than or equal to

X – 9 ≥ -7
X=2

Example 8: (BOARDWORK)
1. The sum of four consecutive integers decreased by
18 is greater than twice the smallest of the four. What
are the four smallest such integers?

Solution:
Step 1: Let x be the smallest of the four integers.
Step 2: The other integers are x + 1, x + 2, and x + 3
Step 3: x + (x + 1) + (x + 2) + (X + 3) – 18 ˃ 2x
Step 4: x + x + 1 + x + 2 + x + 3 – 18 ˃ 2x
4x – 12 ˃ 2x
4x – 2x ˃ 12
2x ˃12
X˃6

Therefore, the smallest of the four integers is at least

7, in which case, the four conssecutive integers are 7,
8, 9, 10.
Step 5: Check: The sum of the four integers 7, 8, 9, 10
is 34. Eighteen less than 34 is 16, which is larger than
twice the smallest, or 14. If we started with 6, then
the integers would be 6, 7 ,8, 9. Eighteen less than
their sum is 6 + 7 + 8 + 9 – 18 = 12, which is not more
than two times 6. Therefore, our answer is correct.

Example 9: Rita has five more yellow ribbons than

red ribbons. If twice the yellow ribbons is at most four
times the red ribbons, at least how many red ribbons
does she have?
Solution:
Step 1: Let x be the number of red ribbons that Rita
has.
Step 2: The number of yellow ribbons that Rita has is
x + 5.
Step 3: 2(x + 5) ≤ 4x
Step 4: 2x + 10 ≤ 4x
-2x ≤ -10
X≥5
Therefore, Rita has at least 5 red ribbons
Step 5: Check: If the number of red ribbons is less
than 5, then twice the number of yellow ribbons is
greater than four times the number of red ribbons. If
the number of red ribbons is 5 or greater, then twice
the number of yellow ribbons is less than or equal to
four times the number of red ribbons. Therefore our
answer is correct.

Example 10: Noah scored at least 12 points more

than Scott scored. Scott scored 15 points. How many
points did Noah score?

At least ≥
X - 12 ≥ 15 Answer 12 + 15 = 27

Any questions/clarifications about our topic?

4. Application
Write at least 3 examples/word problems involving
linear inequalities. I will give you 10 minutes to do the
activity.

5. Generalization
How important is symbols and knowing its meaning?

IV. EVALUATION

VIII. Exercises
1. It costs $15 to rent a chain saw plus $2 per hour. You want to help clear up a tree that fell in
your eldeerly neighbor’s yard and have only $35. What is the maximum amount of time you can
rent the chainsaw?
Answer:
t = time
15 + 2t ≤ 35
2t ≤ 20
t ≤ 10
2. Yesterday’s high temperature was 80 degrees. Tomorrow’s weather forecast includes a high
temperature that is no more than 12 degrees warmer than yesterday’s. What high
temperatures are forecast for tomorrow?
Answer:
X – 80 ≤ 12
X ≤ 92
3. Martha has scores of 88, 94 and 90 on her first 3 algebra tests. An average score at least 92
will earn an A. What possible on the 4th test scores will earn her an A.
Answer:
x = score needed
88 + 94 + 90 + x ≥ 92
4
Multiply both sides by 4
88 + 94 + 90 + x ≥ 368
272x ≥ 368
X ≥ 96
Martha must score at least a 96.
4. Jackson’s baseball team has to collect at least 160 blankets for a local shelter. Team members
brought 42 blankets on Monday and 65 blankets on Wednesday. How many blankets must the
team donate on Friday to meet or exceed their goal?
Answer:
42 + 65 + b ≥ 160
107 + b ≥ 160
b ≥ 53
They must bring at least 53 blankets.

5. Kyle’s fencing team is selling calendars to raise money. They earn $0.40 on each calendar
they sell. Their goal is to earn more than $327. Write and solve an inequality to find the least
number of calendars they can sell and still reach their goal.
Answer:
0.40c ˃ 327
C ˃ 817.5
They must sell 818 calendars or more to meet their goal.

6. Suppose Dev’s Physics club is going on a field trip. Members will be riding in vans that hold 7
people each, including the driver. At least 28 people will be going on the field trip. What is the
least number of vans needed to make the trip?
Answer:
7v ≥ 28
V≥4
They will need at least 4 vans.

8. Thrice a certain number increased by 7 is at least 46. What are the numbers?
Answer:
3x + 7 ≥46
3x ≥ 46 – 7
3x ≥ 39
X ≥ 13 onwards
At most ≤

9. Mario is 40 years old, and his cousin John is 18 years old. In how many years will twice John’s
age be greater that Mario’s age?
Answer:
Now In x years
Mario 40 40 + x
John 8 18 + x

2 (18 + x) ˃ 40 + x
36 + 2x ˃ 40 + x
2x – x ˃ 40 – 36
X ˃ 4 in more than ˃ 4 years.

10. A number divided by ten is greater than 2.5.

Answer:
X/10 ˃ 2.5
multiply by 10
x ˃ 25

V. ASSIGNMENT:
Solve the following problems on linear inequalities.
1. Kevin wants to buy some pencils at a price of P4.50 each. He has no more
than P55.00. What is the greatest number of pencils can Kevin buy?
Answer:12 pencils
2. In a pair of consecutive even integers, five times the smaller is less than four
times the greater. Find the largest pair of integers satisfying the given
condition.
Answer: 6 and 8