1. The problem states: Interpret the inequality $N(8) > 2 \cdot N(5)$ where $N(g)$ represents the number of students who scored grade $g$ on the exam. 2. The inequality means the number of students who scored 8 is greater than twice the number of students who scored 5. 3. Let's break down the terms: - $N(8)$ is the number of students with grade 8. - $N(5)$ is the number of students with grade 5. - $2 \cdot N(5)$ means twice the number of students with grade 5. 4. So, $N(8) > 2 \cdot N(5)$ means the count of students scoring 8 is more than double the count of students scoring 5. 5. Among the answer choices, this matches option A: "The number of students whose grade was 8 is more than twice the number of students whose grade was 5."