High School

Write an inequality that represents the statement “x is at most –5 or at least 7.”

A) [tex]x < –5[/tex] or [tex]x > 7[/tex]

B) [tex]x > –5[/tex] or [tex]x < 7[/tex]

C) [tex]x \leq -5[/tex] or [tex]x \geq 7[/tex]

D) [tex]x \geq -5[/tex] or [tex]x \leq 7[/tex]

Answer :

given
x is at most –5 or at least 7
now using inequalities
x>=-5 here it is greater than -5
x<=7 here it is smaller than 7
therefore,
the right option is C) x >= –5 or x < =7

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