Claire jogs around an oval track and is able to complete one lap in 5 minutes. If she jogs at the same pace for 42 minutes, how many laps would she be able to jog? Write an inequality and find the number of whole laps Claire completes.

42/5>L

PT.1 x<42/5

PT.2 8 whole laps

Its 8 laps and the inequality is 42÷5 > Laps.

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To find the number of laps Claire would be able to jog in 42 minutes, we can set up an inequality representing the relationship between time and laps.

Let's assume that the number of laps Claire completes is represented by the variable "L."

We know that Claire completes one lap in 5 minutes. So, in 42 minutes, Claire would complete 42 minutes / 5 minutes per lap = 8.4 laps if she could jog for a fraction of a lap.

However, since laps cannot be fractional, we can state that the number of laps Claire completes, L, must be a whole number.

To represent this in an inequality, we can use the floor function (denoted by ⌊ ⌋) to round down the fractional value of L, ensuring it remains a whole number.

Therefore, the inequality representing the relationship is:

⌊ L ⌋ ≤ 8.4

Simplifying, we get:

L ≤ 8

So, Claire would be able to complete a maximum of 8 laps in 42 minutes.