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What makes an inequality a compound inequality?
ATwo of them with the same sign
BTwo of them joined by and or or
COne with two variables in it
DOne with a squared term in it
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Two of them joined by and or or
1. A compound inequality is built from two separate inequalities.
2. The two are joined by the word and or the word or.
3. That joining word decides how the two separate solutions are combined.
_Source: OpenStax Intermediate Algebra (CC BY 4.0), Ch 2 "Solving Linear Equations", section 2.6 Solve Compound Inequalities_