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A bouncy house can hold less than 15 children. Seven children go in the bouncy house. Write and solve an inequality that represents the additional number of children that can go in the bouncy house.

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The inequality representing the additional number of children (x) that can go in the bouncy house is 15>7+x, and solving for x yields x<8.

The inequality 15>7+x represents the scenario where a bouncy house can hold fewer than 15 children. The variable x represents the additional number of children that can go in the bouncy house beyond the initial seven. By subtracting 7 from both sides of the inequality and solving for x, we get x<8.

This inequality indicates that the additional number of children, denoted by x, must be less than 8 to ensure that the total number of children in the bouncy house does not exceed the capacity of 15. Therefore, any value of x less than 8 satisfies the condition and represents the possible number of additional children that can go in the bouncy house while staying within the specified limit.

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