Simple Absolute Value Inequalities

Solve.

|x + 4| < 5

• x < -9 or x > 1

• -9 < x < 1

• x < 9 or x > -1

• -1 < x < 9

Solve.
|y - 4| ≥ 8

• y ≤ -4 or y ≥ 12
• -4 ≤ y ≤ -12
• y ≤ 4 or y ≥ -12
• -12 ≤ x ≤ 4

Solve.
|y - 1| ≤ 6

• -7 ≤ y ≤ 5
• y ≤ -7 or y ≥ 5
• -5 ≤ y ≤ 7
• y ≤ -5 or y ≥ 7

Solve.
|p + 3| ≥ 10

• -13 ≤ p ≤ 7
• p ≤ -13 or p ≥ 7
• -7 ≤ p ≤ 13
• p ≤ -7 or p ≥ 13

Solve.
|3c - 4| < 12

• -2 2/3 < c < 5 1/3
• c < -5 1/3  or c > 2 2/3
• c < 5 1/3 or c > -2 2/3
• -5 1/3 < c < 2 2/3

Solve.
|2t + ⅔| < 4

• -5/3 < t < 7/3
• t > 7/3 or t < -5/3
• -7/3 < t < 5/3
• t > 5/3 or t < -7/3

Solve.

3|d - 4| ≥ 12

• d = -8 or d = 0

• no solution

• d ≥ 8 or d ≤ 0

• d = 40 or d = 32

Solve.

|d + ⅔| + ¾ < 0

• no solution

• d > -9 and d < ½

• d > -¾ and d < 9

• d < -1/12 and d > -7/12

Solve.
|5x + 7| < 22

• x < -5 ⅘ or x > 3
• -5 ⅘ < x < 3
• -3 < x < 5 ⅘
• x < -3 or x > 5 ⅘

Solve.

|4v + 12| ≥ 6

• v ≤ -4.5 or v ≥ -1.5

• -4.5 ≤ v ≤ -1.4

• -1.5 ≤ v ≤ 4.5

• v ≤ -1.5 or v ≥ 4.5