Coach Kirby is forming dodgeball teams from students in her physical education class. She wants teams that each have 6 students. There are fewer than 48 students in the class, so Coach Kirby can't form as many full teams as she wants. Let x represent how many full teams Coach Kirby can form. Which inequality describes the problem? Choices: (A)6x 48 Solve the inequality. Then, complete the sentence to describe the solution. Coach Kirby can form fewer than ____ full teams.

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Coach Kirby is forming dodgeball teams from students in her physical education class. She wants teams that each have 6 students. There are fewer than 48 students in the class, so Coach Kirby can't form as many full teams as she wants.  Let x represent how many full teams Coach Kirby can form. Which inequality describes the problem?   Choices: (A)6x < 48 (B)6x > 48    Solve the inequality. Then, complete the sentence to describe the solution. Coach Kirby can form fewer than ____ full teams.

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Define variable and inequality:  Step 1: Define the variable and set up the inequality. Since each team has 6 students and there are fewer than 48 students, we use the inequality 6x < 48, where x is the number of full teams. Solve the inequality:  Step 2: Solve the inequality. Divide both sides of the inequality 6x < 48 by 6 to isolate x. x < 48 / 6 x < 8 Interpret the solution:  Step 3: Interpret the solution. Coach Kirby can form fewer than 8 full teams, since x represents the number of full teams and x < 8.

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