SOLUTION: This question is confusing me because usually the variable is the only thing in the absolute value lines. Does anyone know how to solve this? |y + 4| < 1

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Question 1054671: This question is confusing me because usually the variable is the only thing in the absolute value lines. Does anyone know how to solve this?
|y + 4| < 1

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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|y + 4| < 1
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Case 1:
y + 4 < 1
y < -3
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Case 2:
-(y + 4) < 1
0 < 1 + (y+4)
-1 < y+4
y + 4 > -1
y > -5