SOLUTION: Jessica runs each lap in 8 minutes. She will run more than 48 minutes today. What are the possible numbers of laps she will run today? Use n for the number of laps she will run tod

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Question 1171351: Jessica runs each lap in 8 minutes. She will run more than 48 minutes today. What are the possible numbers of laps she will run today? Use n for the number of laps she will run today. Write your answer as an inequality solved for n
Answer by ikleyn(52777) About Me  (Show Source):
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The inequality is  8n > 48.


The solution is  n > 48/8 = 6.


ANSWER.  n > 6.


The problem description does not exclude that she will run non-integer number of laps.