The ph scale measures how acidic or basic a substance is. normal drinking water needs to have a ph of less than 8.5 and greater than 6.5. model the normal range of ph values of water, using a compound inequality.

6.5< x < 8.5 hope this helps :)

Step-by-step explanation:

The compound inequality which is used to model the normal range of pH values of water is:

           x>6.5 and x<8.5   ( 6.5<x<8.5)

It is given that:

Normal drinking water needs to have a pH of less than 8.5 and greater than 6.5.

This means that the pH level of the water will lie in the range in between 6.5 and 8.5 excluding them.

Hence, if the pH level is less than or equal to 6.5 or greater than or equal to 8.5 then it could not be used for drinking purpose.

If x represent the pH of the normal drinking water then:

                    6.5 < x < 8.5

i.e. x>6.5 and x<8.5

based on context clues you gave i'm assuming the answer would be c.