Write an Absolute Value Inequality That Represents the Verbal Statement $8$

question 85

Multiple Choice

Write an absolute value inequality that represents the verbal statement, The set of all real numbers x for which the distance from 0 to $8$ less than three times x is more than $2$ .

• A) \(| 3 x - 8 | > 2\)
• B) \(| 3 x - 2 | < 8\)
• C) \(| 3 x + 2 | \leq 8\)
• D) \(| 3 x + 8 | < 2\)
• E) \(| 3 x - 8 | \leq 2\)

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