SOLUTION: Solve the compound inequality and write the solution set using interval notation: 3<5-x<7

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Question 52375: Solve the compound inequality and write the solution set using interval notation: 3<5-x<7
Answer by funmath(2933) About Me  (Show Source):
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3<5-x<7
-5+3<-5+5-x<-5+7
-2<-x<2
-2/-1>-x/-1>2/-1 Flip the inequality signs because you divided the inequality by a negative number
2>x>-2
Interval notation:(-2,2)