Select the correct answer. An elevator at a department store must carry fewer than 17 people at a time. An elevator operator is present in the elevator at all times. If x customers can travel in the elevator with the elevator operator, which inequality represents this situation? A. x + 1 < 17 B. x > 18 C. x + 1< 16 D. x < 17 E. x + 1 > 18
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