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Concepts

A library sign reads "Study room capacity: fewer than 12
people." Which step is NOT part of translating this constraint
into an inequality?

Finding the exact number of people currently in the room.

Defining a variable, such as "let $p$ = the number of people in the room."

Identifying the threshold value, 12.

Confirming the direction — fewer people means a smaller number, so the symbol is $<$ .