MATH TEST PREPARATION – GRADE 9

UNIT 2. SIMULTANEOUS LINEAR INEQUALITIES

1. Solve each of the following inequalities.

a) 3𝑥 + 2 > 9𝑥 c) 2𝑘 + 1 ≥ 𝑘 > 3𝑘 − 22

b) – 3(2𝑦 + 4) ≥ – 2(𝑦 + 2) d) 3𝑥 − 3 < 𝑥 − 9 < 2𝑥

2. Find the integer values of x which satisfy each of the following inequalities.
Please draw the line number.
a) 2(𝑥 + 9) > 14 c) 5𝑥 + 5 ≤ 30 and 4𝑥 − 6 ≥ 14

2𝑥−4 3𝑥−1
b) 3𝑎 − 4 < 26 ≤ 4𝑎 − 6 d) + <𝑥−5
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3. Alex is 7 years younger than his sister, Beatrice. How old must each be if the sum
of their ages is greater than 25? Graph the solution and make the conclusion.

4. Lily rents a car for $350 plus $12.50 per day on her vacation. If she has budgeted
$900 for her car rental, how many days can she rent the car? Graph the solution
and make the conclusion.

5. A florist bought a bouquet of roses for $66.50. After selling each bouquet for 55
cents, he was able to cover his cost but did not make a profit of more than $20.
How many bouquet of roses could he have sold?

6. (BONUS) Shania and Mark intend to buy a present for Sophie. Shania agrees to
pay at least twice as much as but at most $150 more than Mark. Given that the
present costs no more than $210, what is the greatest amount Shania has to pay?