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Joe distributed some pens among the other students of his class. The number of students among whom he distrubted pens was 3 more than the number of pens each got . If the total number of pens distributed is less than 21,which of the following is the correct inequality for the total number of students s, in the class ?

A

`S^(2) - 5s - 16 lt 0`

B

`s^(2) + s - 23 lt 0`

C

`s^(2) - 5s - 17 lt 0`

D

`s^(2) -3s - 21 lt 0`

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