Question

Is 8 a solution of x < -1 or x > 7?

Answer 1

yes or no?

Answer 2

Is 8 less than -1?
Is 8 greater than 7?
Did you answer "yes" to either of those?

Answer 3

yes

Answer 4

There you have it! What's the next problem?

Answer 5

Which of the following is equivalent to |4x + 5| = 88?

Answer 6

-4x + 5 = 88

4x + 5 = -88

4x + 5 = 88

4x + 5 = 88 or 4x + 5 = -88

Answer 7

c?

Answer 8

a, b, and c aren't even candidates.

|88| = 88
|-88| = 88

Unless it's zero over there on the right-hand side, there MUST be TWO parts of the solution.

Answer 9

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