Question

Solve the inequality. Then graph the solutions.
StartAbsoluteValue 5 x minus 4 EndAbsoluteValueless thannegative 7
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Part 1
Select the correct choice below and fill in any answer boxes in your choice.
A.
The solution is
  
enter your response hereless thanxless than
  
enter your response here. ​(Type integers or simplified​ fractions.)
B.
The solution is xless than
  
enter your response here or xgreater than
  
enter your response here. ​(Type integers or simplified​ fractions.)
C.
The solution is xequals
  
enter your response here. ​(Type an integer or a simplified​ fraction.)
D.
The solution is all real numbers.
E.
There is no solution.

Answers

GPT-5 mini
|5x - 4| < -7.

Since |5x - 4| ≥ 0 for all x, it can never be less than -7 (a negative number). Therefore there is no solution.

Choice: E. (Graph: empty — no points satisfy the inequality.)