Solving Compound Inequalities

Solve 24 > -3r > -9 

• -8 < r < 3
• -8 > r > 3
• r > - 8 and r > 3 
• r > -8 or r < 3

x + 8 < 3 or - 8x < -40 

• x > -5 or x < 5
• x < -5 and x > 5
• x < -5 or x > 5 
• x > -5 and x < 5 

Write an inequality for Graph 3.

• x ≤ -2 AND x > 5
• x ≤ -2 OR x > 5
• x ≥ -2 OR x < 5
• -2 ≤ x < 5

Write an inequality for Graph 2.

• -2 ≤ x < 5
• x ≤ -2 AND x > 5
• x ≥ -2 OR x < 5
• -2 ≤ x ≤ 5

0 < x + 7 < 9

• -7<x   and   x<2
• -7<x   or   x<2
• -7>x   and   x>2
• -7>x  or   x>2

3x-4< -13 or 7x+1> 22

• All Real numbers
•   x>3   and x>-9
• The answer is not listed
• x<-3   or x>3

Solve the following compound inequality:

−4x + 1 ≤ 21 and 5x + 2 < 22

• x > −5 or x ≤ 4

• x ≥ −5 or x < 4

• x > −5 and x ≤ 4

• x ≥ −5 and x < 4

−6 < 2t − 5 < 3

• −0.5 < t < 1

• 0.5 < t < −1

• −11/2 < t < 2

• 11/2 < t < −2

Write the sentence as a compound inequality:

A number p is less than 6 and greater than 2.

• p < 6 or p > 2

• P < 2 or p > 6

• 2 < p < 6

• 6 < p < 2

Write the sentence as an inequality:

A number n is less than to -7 or greater than 12.

• n < -7 or n > 12

• n > -7 or n > 12

• -7 < n > 12

• -7 < n < 12