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Some people are guessing the number of jelly beans in a jar. Each person who guesses within 15 of the correct number will win a prize. The correct number of jelly beans is 389. What values of n represent the numbers that will win a prize? F. n = 389 or n = 404, G. n = 389 and n = 404, H. 389 ≤ n ≤ 404, I. 374 ≤ n ≤ 404

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We solve an absolute value inequality\textbf{absolute value inequality} by:

\bullet Isolating the absolute value expression,

\bullet Writing equivalent linear inequalities using that x<a|x|<a can be rewritten as a<x<a-a<x<a and x>a|x|>a can be rewritten as x<ax<-a or x>ax>a.

\bullet Solve each inequality.

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