Verified answer

x - 5 < -5 => x < 0. (Add 5 to both sides of the original inequality.)

x + 4 > -18 => x > -22. (Subtract 4 from both sides of the original inequality.)

Thus x – 5 < –5 or x + 4 > –18 => x < 0 or x > -22.

If you draw the above two inequalities on a number line, you'll see that one or both of them is true of *any* real number!

I'd guess you have a typo, and the "or" should be an "and". In that case you'd have

x < 0 and x > -22, or x less than 0 and greater than –22; i.e., option A.

A) -1

B) 14

C) 13

D) -22