Math help needed

Question

"The two given numbers are coordinates of points A and B, respectively, on a coordinate line. Express the indicated statement as an inequality involving the absolute value symbol.
x, 5; d(A, B) is less than 4"
Please help. I am lost. If you could explain the process, that would be awesome. Thanks!

Answer 1

:Assuming that the distance - d(A, B) - between x and 5 is to be less than 4:

| x - 5 | < 4