Question

Solve for x: -4|x + 5| = -16
a. x = 21/4, x = - 11/4
b. x = -1, x = 9
c. x = -1, x = -9
d. No solution

Answer 1

Hi @Desire101

Answer 2

So you want to get x by itself

Answer 3

x=-1,-9

Answer 4

@Marissa82 is right but you should learn how to do it yourself

Answer 5

i feel if you give them the answers first it will give then trial and error. That way they can figure on how to do there step on there own. If youtell them how to do there steps there learning nothing. trail and error is the best way to learn@shay17

Answer 6

Ok @Marissa82 but who's giving her the steps you just gave the answer 9 times out of 10 they're going to take the answer and run with it and still ask the same question with different numbers later it's best to learn how to do it if you don't know so you don't have to ask over and over but I see where you're coming from.

Answer 7

thats there problem. They will not learn if someone babys them into finding answers. We both have different opinions and lets leave it at that.

Answer 8

I appreciate both of you and thank you Marissa! But I am in bit of a rush with getting work done now so I am taking the easy way out right now but when I go threw my lessons I take notes of what I'm learning and I seem to do so well when they have practice questions but then when it comes to the quiz and I only get 1 chance to get a good grade, I get nervous and don't wanna fail so I do ask for answers and I do try the problem myself before I submit a question but after I firgure I'm not getting anywhere with an answer I try and get help. Let me just say math is not my strongest subject, English is!