Write a compound inequality that represents the following phrase? all real numbers that are between negative 5 and 3.

1 Answer
Feb 22, 2018

-5<x<3

Explanation:

If a number is between -5 and 3, I always think of setting up the inequality exactly so (an x between a -5 and 3):

-5...x...3

From here, put in the proper inequality symbols. X is larger than -5, so:

-5<x...3

X is smaller than 3, so:

-5<x<3