Question

4. Which of the following inequalities is true? A. 3 4 5 9 < B. 17 20 4 5 > C. 5 6 11 14 < D. 7 12 16 25

Answer 1

D. The true inequality is 7 < 12 < 16 < 25.

What is inequality?

Inequality is a statement of an order relationship including;

• greater than,
• greater than and equal to,
• less than, or
• less than and equal to

expressed between two numbers or algebraic expressions.

From the given options;

A. 3 >  4 < 5 < 9, this is not true since 3 is not greater than 4.

B. 17 < 20 < 4 < 5, this is not true since 20 is not less than 4.

C. 5 < 6 < 11 > 14, this is not true since, 11 is not greater than 14

D. 7 < 12 < 16 < 25, this is true, because 7 is less than 12 which is less than 16 and also less than 25

Thus, the option that contains the true statement of the inequalities is D.

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The complete question is below:

A. 3 >  4 < 5 < 9,

B. 17 < 20 < 4 < 5,

C. 5 < 6 < 11 > 14,

D. 7 < 12 < 16 < 25