Question

|x+4|-1=9

Answer 1

assuming x is positive :
|x + 4| - 1 = 9
=>x + 4 -1 = 9
=>x + 3 = 9
=>x = 9-3=>6
@dquishia

Answer 2

who says x is positive?

Answer 3

\[|x+4|-1=9\] add \(1\) to both sides
\[|x+4|=10\] then you have two equations to solve, \(x+4=10\) or \(x+4=-10\)

Answer 4

@satellite73 :I know that's very flawed but I assumed that for the sake of simplicity