Absolute Value Equations! Please help!

Question

anonymous · Answer

$$5 |x-8|+4=1\left| x-8 \right|+9$$

anonymous · Answer

Okay do you know what your supposed to do?

hartnn · Answer

try to isolate |x-8| first.

anonymous · Answer

What don't you understand?

anonymous · Answer

i dont get what i'm suppose to be doing. Simpliflying, finding x, i don't know

anonymous · Answer

Well for each problem they should ask what type of answer they want from it.

anonymous · Answer

In this problem it seems like they want x.

anonymous · Answer

it says x=___ or x=___

hartnn · Answer

yeah, here you are finding possible values of x

anonymous · Answer

Like @hartnn said you will be isolating x and you will get two answers for x.

anonymous · Answer

so do i add x-8 to both sides?... or?

anonymous · Answer

Okay so can you isolate |x-8| by yourself? Or would you like me to show you?

hartnn · Answer

can you  isolate |x-8| first
to make things simpler, you can let y = |x-8|
and solve 5y+4=y+9 
and solve for y first

anonymous · Answer

Lol @hartnn has this covered :P Lol Im gonna head to another problem. Best of luck to you @Lizzychey :)

anonymous · Answer

Thank you both for your help :)

anonymous · Answer

ok so  i got 5/4

hartnn · Answer

yes, |x-8| = 5/4 is correct.
are you sure about the question ? 
anyways, 
if |x| = c 
then x=c OR x=-c
so, what about 
|x-8| =5/4 ?

anonymous · Answer

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