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Answer:
-1 < x < 5
Step-by-step explanation:
The open circle at -1 and the shading to its right tells you ...
-1 < x
The open circle at 5 and the shading to its left tells you ...
x < 5
Both of these are true together, so the compound inequality representing that is ...
-1 < x < 5
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Additional comments
If the circle were filled, the relation would include the "or equal to" case: ≤.
I like to use the "left-pointing" relation symbols (<, ≤) because they put the numbers and variables in the same relationship they are on the number line. That is, -1 is on the left end of the shaded segment; the shading (variable value) is in the middle, and 5 is on the right end--the same as ...
-1 < x < 5
