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Which number line represents |x - 5| < 3?

Which number line represents |x - 5| < 3?-example-1
User Kurtosis
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Answer: Choice A

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|x - 5| < 3

-3 < x-5 < 3

-3+5 < x-5+5 < 3+5

2 < x < 8

The graph will have open circles at 2 and 8, then shade between the open circles. The open circles indicate "do not include this endpoint". This is why choice A is the final answer.

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