Tammy runs each lap in 8 minutes. She will run less than 9 laps today. What are the possible numbers of minutes she will run today?
Use for the number of minutes she will run today.
Write your answer as an inequality solved for .
Let x be the number of laps Tammy will run today.
Total minutes Tammy will run today = 8 minutes x
Since she will run less than 9 laps, x < 9
Therefore, the possible numbers of minutes Tammy will run today can be represented as:
0 < 8x < 72