Problem Page Isabel runs each lap in 7 minutes. She will run less than 56 minutes today. What are the possible numbers of laps she will run today?

Question

Use n

 for the number of laps she will run today.

Write your answer as an inequality solved for n

Answer 1

n is the number of laps she will run and it takes 7 minutes to run one lap,

so we know she will run for n times 7 minutes

if she will run less than 56 minutes, then we can set up the inequality

7n < 56

solve for n by dividing both sides by 7

so n < 8 laps