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compound inequality solution system of linear inequalities
absolute value union intersection

-The statement " $x < 5$ or $x > 7$ " is called a(n) _____

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compound inequality &emsp; solution&emsp;  system of linear inequalities &emsp; 
absolute value &emsp; union &emsp; intersection

-The statement " $x < 5$ or $x > 7$ " is called a(n)_____
A) system of linear inequalities
B) absolute value
C) compound inequality
D) intersection

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This statement is a compound inequality because it combines two inequalities using the word "or," indicating that values of $x$ can satisfy either of the two conditions to be part of the solution set.

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