Question

Choose the correct description of the graph of the compound inequality

x - 3 < -9 or x + 5 greater than or equal to 10

A number line with an open circle on -6, shading to the left, and a closed circle on 5, shading to the right.

A number line with a closed circle on -6, shading to the left, and an open circle on 5, shading to the right.

A number line with an open circle on -6, a closed circle on 5, and shading in between.

A number line with a closed circle on -6, an open circle on 5, and shading in between.
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Answer 1

Solve them both for x

Answer 2

Do I add the 3?

Answer 3

yes

Answer 4

What did you get?

Answer 5

-6

Answer 6

Yes. The -6 is right but what is the rest of the sentence?

Answer 7

5

Answer 8

So now we have x<-6 or x>5
Put that on a number line.

Answer 9

The third one?

Answer 10

Write in words what x<-6 says. There is something you are not understanding and we need to find out what it is.

Answer 11

Huh?