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A new theater is being built for the city ballet. The balcony has 150 seats. The floor has 15 rows with x seats in each row. The number of people in the theater must be under 360 to meet fire safety regulations. What is the solution of this inequality, and what is its meaning? O A. 15x< 360; The new theater must have fewer than 24 seats in each row on the floor to meet fire safety regulations. 219 28 20 21 22 26 23 24 25 B. 15x + 150 < 360; The new theater must have fewer than 14 seats in each row on the floor to meet fire safety regulations. 10 16 18 19 11 12 13 14 15 O C. 15x + 150 > 360; The new theater must have more than 14 seats in each row on the floor to meet fire safety regulations. he

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\begin{gathered} \text{The equation for the seat is as follows:} \\ 15x+150<360 \\ \text{Now, found the value of x} \\ 15x<360-150 \\ 15x<210 \\ x<(210)/(15) \\ x<14\text{ seat} \end{gathered}

The new theater must have fewer than 14 seats in each row on the floor to meet fire safety regulations.

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