Problema Solution
Lois is making a rectangular collage. The area of the rectangle is 255 square inches, and the area of each photo is 15 square inches. She will overlap the photos so the total area of the photos is more than 255 square inches. Write and solve an inequality to find how many photos Lois will need.
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let
x = the number of photos needed, x is integer
15x > 255
by solving we find:
x > 17
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Louis will need at least 17 photos.