Question

5|x - 9| - 2 for x = 7.
Just to clarify...You would do what is in the | |'s first? so it would be 5*2-2? so...8?

Answer 1

no

Answer 2

no? where did i go wrong then...

Answer 3

i am sorry i didn't read the question correctly

Answer 4

You can still do the absolute value portion first though, can't you?

Answer 5

I thought so...Its what ive been taught that we can do...

Answer 6

yeah i thought it was an equation
but it isn't it is
\[5|x - 9| - 2\] with \(x=7\) so you put \(7\) where you see \(x\) and you do get \(8\) you are right

Answer 7

Thanks i just wanted to double check :3

Answer 8

sorry i didn't read correctly