A triangle whose side lengths are whole numbers has one side which measures $25$ inches and a perimeter of $80$ inches. What is the fewest number of inches that can be the length of one of the remaining sides?
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Let $s$ and $\ell$ be the shorter and longer of the remaining sides of the triangle. We are told that $25+s+\ell=80$. By the Triangle Inequality,s+25>ℓ.Adding $\ell$ to both sides of the inequality gives s+25+ℓ>2ℓ80>2ℓ,so the largest value of $\ell$ is $39$. In that case, $s=80-(25+\ell)=80-64=\boxed{16}$.