Question

|3x+5| = 11 Solve for x

Answer 1

3x + 5 = 11
3x+ 5 = -11

Answer 2

jahtoday, there's actually a solution for this one

Answer 3

3x+5=11 or 3x+5=-11 Because it is absolute value, it can be positive or negative.

3x=6 or 3x=-16
x=2 or -16/3

Answer 4

Careful...absolute value can only be positive. The negative should be understood as moving to the left from a certain number

Answer 5

If you plug the answers in, you will get...
|3(2)+5| = |11| = 11
and |3(-16/3)+5| = |-16+5| = |-11| = 11

Answer 6

I didn't say your answer was wrong, I just said be careful how you explain it.