SOLUTION: How do i Solve this compound inequality 5 < x or 3-1/2x < 7 What is the interval notation and how to graph it

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Question 755883: How do i Solve this compound inequality
5 < x or 3-1/2x < 7
What is the interval notation and how to graph it
Answer by tommyt3rd(5050) About Me  (Show Source):
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5 < x or 3-1/2x < 7
5 < x or 3-7 < 1/2x

5 < x or v > -8 for which x > 5 is a subset of
so x >-8
(-8,oo)
graph by putting an open parentheses at x=-8 and shading to the right of it