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A cyclist rides at an average speed of 31 miles per hour. The cyclist’s speed, s, can differ from the average by as much as 8 miles per hour. The absolute value inequality mc007-1.jpg represents this situation. If the compound inequality mc007-2.jpg and mc007-3.jpg also represents this situation, what is the value of x in the compound inequality?
–8
–8 or 8
8
8 and –8

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
8

Because |s - 31| ≤ 8 is equivalent to -8 ≤ s - 31 ≤ 8, so x = 8.