205.What is the solution set for
3(x– 16) – 29(x– 2) – 7x?
a.{x:x–32}
b.{x:x32}
c.{x:x32}
d.{x:x–32}
206.What is the solution set for
–5[9 + (x– 4)] 2(13 –x)?
a.{x:x 17}
b.{x:x –17}
c.{x:x –17}
d.{x:x 17}
207.What is the solution set for the compound
inequality –4 3 x– 1 11?
a.{x:–1x 4}
b.{x:1x – 4}
c.{x:–4 x1}
d.The solution set is the empty set.
208.What is the solution set for the compound
inequality 10 3(4 – 2x) – 270?
a.{x:0 x10}
b.{x: –10x 0}
c.{x:0x 10}
d.{x: –10 x0}
Set 14 (Answers begin on page 170)
This problem set focuses on solving linear equations
and inequalities that involve the absolute value of
certain linear expressions.209.What values ofxsatisfy the equation
|–x| – 8 = 0?
a.8 only
b.–8 only
c.both –8 and 8
d.There are no solutions to this equation.210.How many different values ofxsatisfy the
equation 2|x| + 4 = 0?
a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
d.more than 2211.How many different values ofxsatisfy the
equation –3|x| + 2 = 5|x| – 14?
a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
d.more than 2212.What values ofxsatisfy the equation
| 3 x– ^23 |– ^19 = 0?
a. 257 and 277
b. 257 and – 257
c. 277 and – 277
d.– 257 and – 277 - LINEAR EQUATIONS AND INEQUALITIES–