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Diego’s family car holds 18 gallons of fuel. Each day the car uses 0.6 gallons of fuel. A warning light comes on when the remaining fuel drops below 1.5 gallons. Diego wants to know how many days they can drive without the warning light turning on. Write and solve an inequality that represents this situation. Explain clearly what the solution to the inequality means in the context of this situation.

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The maximum number of days that Diego's father can drive the car without the warning light coming on is 20 days
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