In Example B, the inequality 8 0.25x < 5 was written to represent the situation where

Chapter 5, Problem 15

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In Example B, the inequality 8 0.25x < 5 was written to represent the situation where Erin slept less than 5 hours, and her sleep time was 8 hours minus 0.25 hour for each time the dog barked. However, Erin cant sleep less than 0 hours, so a more accurate statement would be the compound inequality 0 8 0.25x < 5. You can solve a compound inequality in the same way youve solved other inequalities; you just need to make sure you do the same operation to all three parts. Solve this inequality for x and graph the solution.

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