premise: A law firm has exactly nine partners: Fox, Glassen, Hae, Inman, Jacoby, Kohn, Lopez, Malloy, and Nassar. Kohn's salary is greater than both Inman's and Lopez's. Lopez's salary is greater than Nassar's. Inman's salary is greater than Fox's. Fox's salary is greater than Malloy's. Malloy's salary is greater than Glassen's. Glassen's salary is greater than Jacoby's. Jacoby's salary is greater than Hae's. What is the minimum number of different salaries earned by the nine partners of the firm?
hypothesis: 8