document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1201375>Question 1201375</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mai runs each lap in 6 minutes. She will run less 42 than  minutes today. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "What are the possible numbers of laps she will run today? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If it takes her 6 minutes to run each lap, then the total time to run x laps is 6x minutes.  We are told that the number of minutes she ran is less than 42:<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6x+%3C+42 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6x+%3C+42\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+%3C+7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+%3C+7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Nothing in the statement of the problem says the number of laps has to be an integer....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: less than 7<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Of course, a negative number of laps makes no sense, so the answer <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%3C7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%3C7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is not COMPLETELY correct mathematically.  The better answer is probably <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0%3C=x%3C7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0%3C=x%3C7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<br><BR>\n" );
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