5 ≤ 2x-3 < 3 There is no solution because the 5 on the left is NOT less than or equal to the 3 on the right. ------------------------------------ Maybe the 3 on the right was a typo and should have been a 7 instead. Then it would have a solution: We solve for x in the middle 5 ≤ 2x-3 < 7 <-We add +3 to all three sides to get rid of the -3 +3 +3 < +3 ---------------- 8 ≤ 2x < 10 <-We divide all three sides by 2 to get rid of the 2 8/2 ≤ 2x/2 < 10/2 4 ≤ x < 5 Sometimes that is abbreviated as [4,5), The bracket [ on the left means there is a ≤ between the 4 and the understood x. The parentheses ) on the right means there is a < between the understood x and and the 5. -------------------------------- But the problem stated has NO SOLUTION. Edwin