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A furniture designer has less than 175 minutes to spend painting her designs each day. Today, she has spent 45.5 minutes painting a table. Now she will paint x shelves, each of which takes 15.5 minutes.

What is the maximum number of shelves the designer can paint?

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User Crwils
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Answer:

8

Explanation:

45.5 + 15.5x < 175

15.5x < 129.5

x < 8.35

Answer: 8

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