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Members of the swim team want to wash their hair. The bathroom has less than 5600 liters of water and at most 2, point, 5 liters of shampoo.
70, L, plus, 60, S, is less than, 5600 represents the number of long-haired members L and short-haired members S who can wash their hair with less than 5600 liters of water.
0, point, 02, L, plus, 0, point, 01, S, is less than or equal to, 2, point, 5 represents the number of long-haired members and short-haired members who can wash their hair with at most 2, point, 5 liters of shampoo.
Does the bathroom have enough water and shampoo for 8 long-haired members and 7 short-haired members?
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