Question

Which of the following is the solution for the inequality, -5 < x - 4 < 0?

Answer 1

so this is what i did so far

Answer 2

not sure if its right though...

Answer 3

-5 < x -4 < 0

-5 + 4 < x -4 < 0 + 4

1 < x -4 < -4

Answer 4

these are the answers

Answer 5

and d is: no solution

Answer 6

-5 + 4 is not 1

Answer 7

0 + 4 is not -4

Answer 8

yea but i though i had to change the - and +

Answer 9

what do you mean?

Answer 10

never mind

Answer 11

anyways, -5 + 4 = -1

and 0+4 = 4

Answer 12

so this is how your steps should look like

-5 < x -4 < 0

-5 + 4 < x -4+4 < 0 + 4

-1 < x < 4

Answer 13

so in that case it would be

-1< x -4 < 4

Answer 14

yeah but you don't have a -4 on the inside like that

Answer 15

it's actually -1 < x < 4

Answer 16

yea i see now

Answer 17

the whole idea is to isolate x

Answer 18

yes, i forgot there for a second

Answer 19

that's ok

Answer 20

im doing this on a piece of paper and i think its a, graph 48

Answer 21

am i right?

Answer 22

-1 < x < 4 doesn't graph to what you see in graph_48.gif

Answer 23

if you meant graph_46.gif, then you got it

Answer 24

YES!

Answer 25

ok thought so

Answer 26

thank you so much again!

Answer 27

sure thing