How Do You Figure Out if an Absolute Value Inequality is an AND or OR Compound Inequality?

Determine if these absolute value inequalities represent AND or OR compound inequalities: |x-5| < 3 and |x-5| > 3

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When does an absolute value inequality represent an AND compound inequality? When does it represent an OR compound inequality? This tutorial will give you the answer and show you using examples on a number line!

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