Which conjunction or disjunction is equivalent to the open sentence |a – 8| ≤ 3.

A.
a – 8 ≤ 3 and a – 8 ≥ –3

B.
a – 8 ≥ 3 and a – 8 ≤ –3

C.
a – 8 ≤ 3 or a – 8 ≥ –3

D.
a – 8 ≥ 3 or a – 8 ≤ –3

Question

Which conjunction or disjunction is equivalent to the open sentence |a – 8| ≤ 3.
 
 A.
a – 8 ≤ 3 and a – 8 ≥ –3
 
 B.
a – 8 ≥ 3 and a – 8 ≤ –3
 
 C.
a – 8 ≤ 3 or a – 8 ≥ –3
 
 D.
a – 8 ≥ 3 or a – 8 ≤ –3

anonymous · Answer

go with the "and" statement, since it is "less than"

anonymous · Answer

a or b SOMEONE PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!

anonymous · Answer

a – 8 ≤ 3 and a – 8 ≥ –3 is the only one that makes sense, since there is no way for something to be less than -3 and also greater than 3
B  makes no sense, go with A

anonymous · Answer

thanks :)

anonymous · Answer

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