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What's the solution set of –3 < x + 5 < 7?

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Answer:

-8(less than) X (less than) 2

when I put less than I mean the sign this should be the answer double check me

User Dirk Bergstrom
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\left \{ {{-3<x+5} \atop {x+5<7}} \right.


\left \{ {{-3+(-5)<(x+5)+(-5)} \atop {(x+5)+(-5)<7+(-5)}} \right.


\left \{ {{-3-5<x+5-5} \atop {x+5-5<7-5}} \right.


\left \{ {{-8<x} \atop {x<2}} \right.


\left \{ {{x>-8} \atop {x<2}} \right.


-8<x<2


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(-8,2)

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