Which of the following is a solution of the inequality

-3 is less than 2x +1 is less than 5

Answer = 4

2 answers

Nope. Inequalities do not have a single value for a solution.

-3 < 2x+1 < 5
-4 < 2x < 4
-2 < x < 2

Clearly 4 does not work.
2*4+1 is not less than 5.

Any value between -2 and 2 will work.
Ok thank you