Verified answer

|3x+5| < 17

so 3x +5 < 17

3x < 12

x < 4

or 3x +5 > -17

3x > -22

x > -22/7

( - 22/7 , 4)

So the given answer given is false.

|3x+5| < 17

so -17 < 3x + 5 < 17

so -22 < 3x < 12

so -22/3 < x < 4

so range is [−22/3,4]

hence true

the above answerer forgot to take -ve of 17 as there was mod