If submarine a is submerged at 13.5 feet below sea level and submarine b is submerged at 5 feet below sea level, which submarine is deeper

When solving the first inequality, you get x > 3.5. When solving the second inequality, you get x < 3.5. The solution of an “or” compound in equality is everything in both solution sets, so the solution set is all of the numbers less than 3.5 and greater than 3.5. Since neither of the inequalities includes 3.5, the compound inequality has a solution of all real numbers except 3.5.

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