A high school coach wants to buy new athletic shorts for the 15 members of the basketball team. The coach must spend less than 200 dollars on the shorts. Which inequality represents the maximum cost of each pair, s , the coach can buy?

The coach needs 15 pairs of shorts, so if each pair costs s dollars, the total cost is 15s. Spending less than $200 means the total must be strictly below 200, so the inequality is 15s < 200. Choice A says exactly that; choice B would allow spending exactly $200.

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