Which of the following statements says that a number is between -5 and 5? |x| 5 |x|

Question

Which of the following statements says that a number is between -5 and 5?


|x| > 5
|x| < 5
|x| = 5

C

anonymous · Answer

I think it is |x| = 5 (C) good job :D

debbieg · Answer

Noooo.....

debbieg · Answer

|x|=5 means only that x=5 or x=-5

debbieg · Answer

Remember what absolute value means. It is DISTANCE FROM 0.

so what does it mean to say that a number is between 5 and -5, e.g., that 

-5<x<5  ??

It means that it is WITHIN 5 units of 0.

debbieg · Answer

So then it's absolute value (read: distance from 0) is.... which....?

>5     or    <5?

debbieg · Answer

Contrast "it's between -5 and 5" to "it's either less than -5 or greater than 5", which would mean that it is NOT within 5 units of 0, that is, it is MORE THAN 5 units away from 0. 

In which case, it's absolute value (read: distance from 0) is.... which....? 

>5 or <5?

anonymous · Answer

2ND ONE ....-5<X<5