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Which of the inequalities represents the statement "the absolute value of the difference of x and y is greater than 5"? A) |x - y| < 5 B) |x - y| > 5 C) |x| - |y| > 5 D) |x| - |y| < 5

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Answer:

b

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User Pako
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Answer:

B) |x - y| > 5

Explanation:

The difference of x and y is written: x - y

The absolute value of the difference of x and y is written: |x - y|

(something) is greater than 5 is written: (something) > 5

Then the desired statement is written ...

|x - y| > 5

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