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Two hoses are filling a pool. The first hose fills at a rate of x gallons per minute. The second hose fills at a rate of 15 gallons per minute less than the first hose. To meet the pool maintenance company’s schedule, the pool needs to fill at a combined rate of at least 10 gallons per minute. The inequality represents the combined rates of the hoses: Which answer choice includes all solutions to the inequality and identifies which interval(s) contain viable filling rates for the hoses? ; both intervals contain viable rates for the hoses ; only contains viable rates for the hoses no interval contains viable rates for the hoses only contains viable rates for the hoses

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Answer: B (0,5) U (15,30]; only (15,30] contains viable rates for the hoses

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Answer:

The correct answer is B

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