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Guidelines for Rounding Inequality Solutions in Operational Planning

In many corporate planning scenarios, solving an inequality results in a decimal value, but the final answer must be a whole number (e.g., number of vehicles to lease, employees to hire, or units of inventory to purchase). Based on the rules for rounding inequality solutions in applications, describe the two fundamental rules for determining the correct whole-number solution. In your response, clearly state the rule for a 'maximum limit' scenario and the rule for a 'minimum threshold' scenario, and explain why standard mathematical rounding rules (such as rounding to the nearest whole number) are not used in these cases.

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