Cate solved an inequality to find c , the possible number of cats that a shelter can house. She found that c is less than 28 Which statement best describes a possible solution to Cate’s problem?

The number of cats must be a whole number that is not negative, and it must be less than 28. Seventeen meets all these conditions, so the shelter can house 17 cats. Twenty-eight is not less than 28, negative 8 is not a possible number of cats, and 15.6 is not a whole number of cats.

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