The differance between thr tuition at State University and Highbrow Collage is less than $900. The tuition at Highbrow is $5000. Express this as an absolute value inequality. Use "x" for the tuition of state University. A) $$| x - 5000 |

Question

The differance between thr tuition at State University and Highbrow Collage is less than $900. The tuition at Highbrow is $5000. Express this as an absolute value inequality. Use "x" for the tuition of state University.
A) $$| x - 5000 | < 900$$
B) $$x < | 4100 |$$
C) $$| x - 900 | < 5000$$
D) $$x > 5000 - | 900 |$$

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The absolute value inequality $$| x - 5000 | < 900$$ correctly represents the situation where the difference between the tuition at State University (x) and Highbrow College ($5000) is less than $900, regardless of which is higher.

The Differance Between Thr Tuition at State University and Highbrow ∣x−5000∣<900| x - 5000 | < 900∣x−5000∣<900

The Differance Between Thr Tuition at State University and Highbrow $| x - 5000 | < 900$