Question

Help pleasee! I need to get this right.

Answer 1

Answer:

You got it! B. x ≤ -7 or x ≥ 2

Step-by-step explanation:

In inequalities, a filled dot means "also including," so the value at which the filled dot is placed is also included in the inequality (hence the "or equal to"). In this case, both red dots (at -7 and 2) are filled, so both values are included in the inequality.

The red portions are part of the inequality. Looking at the arrow going from -7 and pointing to the left, we can tell that that value and the ones smaller than -7* are included, so it would be x ≤ -7.

Looking at the arrow pointing from 2 to the right, it includes 2 and all the numbers to the right of it, so the inequality would be x ≥ 2.

So, the final answer is B. x ≤ -7 or x ≥ 2.

*the value of negative numbers decreases as the numbers themselves increase (-5 is larger than - 36, for example).