Question

What is the solution set for |–4x – 4| – 28 = –4?

Answer 1

Add 28 to both sides. What do you get?

Answer 2

24

Answer 3

Good.

Answer 4

I feel like I should let you explain step by step instead of blurting out the answer....

Answer 5

|4x-4|=24 means that 4x-4 is exactly 24 units from 0.

Answer 6

That means that 4x-4 could be 24 or 4x-4 could be -24

Answer 7

\[4x-4=24 or 4x-4=-24\]

Answer 8

So you solve both of those equations. Can you do that?

Answer 9

these are the awser that they give me

x = –7 and x = 5

x = –7 and x = –5

x = 7 and x = 5

x = 7 and x = –5

Answer 10

Which one is it?

Answer 11

what do you get when you solve 4x-4=24?

Answer 12

i am not sure

Answer 13

Add 4 to both sides. What do you get?