Is the actual volume of a gaseous system less than, equal to, or greater than the volume that would be predicted using the ideal gas law equation?

a. actual would be less than the ideal gas law equation. The ideal gas law assumes the gas particles do not occupy volume
b. actual would be greater than the ideal gas law equation. The real gas particles occupy more space
c. actual volume is equal to the predicted volume in the ideal gas law equation
d. actual volume is unrelated to the ideal gas law equation predictions