IXL | One-step inequalities: word problems | 6th grade math - Free Printable

Let’s think through this step by step.

Ms. Garcia uses 15 balls of yarn for a full-size blanket.
The baby blanket is smaller, so she will need less yarn than 15 balls.

That means the number of balls she needs — which we’re calling y — must be less than 15.

So, the inequality that matches this is:
y < 15

Now, let’s graph it.

On the number line, we want to show all numbers less than 15.

- We put an open circle at 15 (because y cannot equal 15 — it has to be *less than* 15).
- Then we draw an arrow pointing to the left, showing all numbers smaller than 15.

Why open circle? Because “<” means not including 15. If it were “≤”, we’d use a closed circle.

So, final answer:

Final Answer:
Inequality: y < 15
Graph: Open circle at 15, arrow pointing left toward smaller numbers.