Question

What is the solution of |-1+x|=5

Answer 1

solve for -1+x = 5 and then also for -1+x = -5

Answer 2

-1+x=5 or -1+x=-5

-1+x=5 x=6
-1+x=-5 x=-4

Answer 3

|-1+x|=5 solve for x
x=-4

because this is an absolute value question, only positive numbers are included in our answer, there-fore:

x=4

Answer 4

|-1+x|=5
x=-4 or x=6

Answer 5

sorry not -4 but 4