5. Write an inequality for each of the phrases or word problems. Solve for the missing variable and graph the solution set on the number line.
a. The value of number plus 17 is less than 12.
b. A number times negative three is at least 12.
c. The difference between a number and three is more than 10.
d. There were at most b bananas on your banana bunch. You have eaten at least one and have 8
left. How many were on the bunch?
e. Susanna purchased a shirt for $5, pants for $10, and a jacket for $25. She wants to buy at least
one purse for the outfit, but she wants to have something left of her original $65. How much
money might she spend on the purse?
f. An lift holds no more than 1200 pounds. If you are rolling a cart that weighs 760 pounds, how
much more can the elevator hold?