What Event Could Have Led to the Situation Shown in the Accompanying

question 34

Multiple Choice

What event could have led to the situation shown in the accompanying figure?

• A) A person inhaled some pollen.
• B) A person encountered the flu virus.
• C) A person was bitten by a spider.
• D) A person suffered a heart attack.

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Definitions:

Set Notation

A system of symbols and terminology used to define and describe sets and their relationships in mathematics.

Absolute Value Inequality

An inequality that involves the absolute value of a variable or expression, comparing it to a number.

Absolute Values

The distance of a number from zero on the number line, disregarding the sign of the number.

Equation

A mathematical declaration affirming that two expressions hold equal values.