Will has a bag of gumdrops. If he eats 2 of his gumdrops, he will havebetween 2 and 6 of them left. Which of the following represents howmany gumdrops, x, were originally in his bag?a. 4 < x < 8b. 0 < x < 4c. 0 > x > 4d. 4 > x > 8

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Will has a bag of gumdrops. If he eats 2 of his gumdrops, he will have
between 2 and 6 of them left. Which of the following represents how
many gumdrops, x, were originally in his bag?
a. 4 < x < 8
b. 0 < x < 4
c. 0 > x > 4
d. 4 > x > 8

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