Question

If a number is randomly chosen from the set which of the following represents solution set for the inequality ??

What is the question exactly asking for? The answer choices are as follows:

1/5 .. 2/5.. 0...3/5..4/5

Answer 1

anything else is given? which inequality ?

Answer 2

white set?

Answer 3

which*

Answer 4

@hartnn oops. Set= -1,3,4,8,11
Inequality = |x-3|<7

Answer 5

4/5

Answer 6

if |a| < b
then a< b , a>-b
so what about |x-3|<7
?

Answer 7

my guess is that they're asking, if you randomly picked a number from -1,3,4,8,11, what's the probability that it would satisfy the inequality

Answer 8

either u solve the inequality or you put the values of set in that equality and see how many satisfies it

Answer 9

*inequality

Answer 10

@cnknd That's exactly how i interpreted it. The answer they gave was 1/5 whereas i wrote 4/5

Answer 11

maybe they're asking for what proportion of the numbers do NOT satisfy the inequality...
the question seems very poorly worded

Answer 12

@cnknd my thoughts exactly. yeah that might be the case. I thought i misunderstood or had forgotten a key concept or something..

Answer 13

Oh well. Just interpret it in a couple of ways and say how you're interpreting it.

Answer 14

@scarydoor what?

Answer 15

well there are probably only two or three things the question could be asking. So just say "if it means this, then this is the answer.." for each of the three. you know...

Answer 16

@scarydoor riight i gotcha. yeah we reached that conclusion