Question

Can somebody please help me.
|n/6|+3 = 4
I don't understand this?

Answer 1

Distributive property I believe

Answer 2

Its absolute value. my teacher doesn't really explain things

Answer 3

First things first...you want that absolute value alone on one side of the equation...subtract 3 from both sides...

Answer 4

subtract the 3 from the 4?

Answer 5

3*n...3*6
3n+18=4
3n=-14
n~-4.7

Answer 6

I think

Answer 7

Right...

\[\large |\frac{n}{6}| + 3 = 4\]

\[\large |\frac{n}{6} | = 1\]

Now...you know that in an absolute value ...you can never get a negative number....so this an be re-written as

\[\large \frac{n}{6} = 1\]
or
\[\large \frac{n}{6} = -1\]

There will be 2 solutions here...

Answer 8

ohhh okay I get it. so 6 or -6?

Answer 9

Correct @glitterythings

Answer 10

thanks :)

Answer 11

Oops didn't see the absolute value signs