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Inequalities

by RobertP » Sun Jan 24, 2016 11:26 am
Anyone know how to solve this one?

Which inequality represents the expression bellow:
-2 < x < 12

a) x - 10 < 2
b) x-5 < 7
c) x-7 < 5
d) x -2 < 10
e) None of the above.
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by Brent@GMATPrepNow » Sun Jan 24, 2016 2:35 pm
I'm assuming that you are missing some absolute value signs. Is that correct?

If so, try watching this free video first: https://www.gmatprepnow.com/module/gmat- ... /video/985

You'll see that the correct answer is [spoiler]B) |x - 5| < 7[/spoiler]

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