Question

Do you mind walking me through this process? I get so confused. /: Will fan and give medal!

Answer 1

Solve for x: |x| − 8 = −5

x = −13 and x = −3

x = 3 and x = −3

x = 3 and x = 13

No solution
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The answer is B, I already took the quiz, but guessed on it. How was the answer found?

Answer 2

you set up 2 equation, since the x is in the brackets it can be either negative or positive.

so just do -x - 8 = -5 and solve for x

x - 8 =-5 then solve for x