The word more than
represent the addition operation and its symbol is
.
The word is less than
represent the symbol
.
The word Five more than x
represent the expression
.
The word Five more than x is less than 8
represent the expression
.
The word less than
represent the subtraction operation and its symbol is
.
The word is greater than
represent the symbol
.
The word Three less than x
represent the expression
.
The word Three less than x is greater than 5
represent the expression
.
The word Five more than x is less than 8 or 3 less than x is greater than 5
represent the compound inequality
.
The compound inequality is .
Solve the inequality 1: .
Subtract 5 from each side.
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Solve the inequality 2: .
Add 3 to each side.
\.
The compound inequality can be written as .
The compound inequality graph is
Observe the graph, the open circle means that are not a solutions of the inequality.
The compound inequality graph is