Write an inequality that represents the statement "x is at most - 5 or at least 7."

A) x 7

B) x > - 5 or x < 7

C) x ≤ - 5 or x ≥ 7

D) x ≥ - 5 or x ≤ 7

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Dane Bray

Mathematics

2 February, 09:04

Write an inequality that represents the statement "x is at most - 5 or at least 7."

A) x 7

B) x > - 5 or x < 7

C) x ≤ - 5 or x ≥ 7

D) x ≥ - 5 or x ≤ 7

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Julio Aguirre · Answer 1

Julio Aguirre 2 February, 09:10

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C) x ≤ - 5 or x ≥ 7

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Marcel Yang · Answer 2

Given

x is at most - 5 or at least 7

now using inequalities

x>=-5 here it is greater than - 5

x<=7 here it is smaller than 7

therefore,

the right option is C) x > = - 5 or x < = 7

Write an inequality that represents the statement "x is at most - 5 or at least 7."A) x 7B) x > - 5 or x < 7C) x ≤ - 5 or x ≥ 7D) x ≥ - 5 or x ≤ 7

Write an inequality that represents the statement "x is at most - 5 or at least 7."

A) x 7

B) x > - 5 or x < 7

C) x ≤ - 5 or x ≥ 7

D) x ≥ - 5 or x ≤ 7