Question

How would you solve this?
|5 – 3x| – 3 = 2

Answer 1

start by adding 3 on both sides

Answer 2

okay

Answer 3

what did u get after adding 3 on both sides ?

Answer 4

i add 3 on -3 and on 2
i canceled out -3
were i added 2 and 3 i got 5?

Answer 5

good.

|5x-3| =5

now if |a| = b
then
a=b or a =-b

Answer 6

so if i have
|5x-3| =5
i would get

5x-3 =5 or 5x-3 = -5
makes sense ?

Answer 7

yes now i understand thank you

Answer 8

good,can you solve these ?
5x-3 =5 or 5x-3 = -5

Answer 9

i see the word if
sorry

Answer 10

no problemo :)

Answer 11

Yes i can solve both of those equations

Answer 12

good :D

Answer 13

thanks so much :)

Answer 14

welcome ^_^

you seem to be new here, so
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Answer 15

Yes I am new here :) Thanks :)