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Tammy runs each lap in 8 minutes. She will run less than 72 minutes today. What are the possible numbers of laps she will run today? Use n for the number of laps she will run today. Write your answer as an inequality solved for n.

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Tammy's rate is 8 minutes per lap. If she runs less than 72 minutes, then


\begin{gathered} 8x<72 \\ x<(72)/(8) \\ x<9 \end{gathered}

Hence, she will run less than 9 laps today.

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