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Yolanda is pumping water into a tank at a rate of 17 liters per minute. Since she started pumping water, 16 liters has splashed out of the tank. Her goal is given by 17x-16<52, where x is the number of minutes she pumps water into the tank.(THIS IS ONE QUESTION)

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a) We have the inequality


\begin{gathered} 17x-16<52 \\ 17x<52+16=68 \\ \\ x<(68)/(17)=4 \\ x<4 \end{gathered}

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b) The second one, more than 0 and less than 4

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