Did i solve this problem correctly?
Translate the following statement into an open sentence using absolute value and the variable x:?
The numbers whose distance from -2 is at least 5 units.
|x-2|=5

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Did i solve this problem correctly?
Translate the following statement into an open sentence using absolute value and the variable x:? 
The numbers whose distance from -2 is at least 5 units. 
|x-2|=5

accessdenied · Answer

When I test with -3 (which is 1 unit from -2), I get that |-3-2| = |-5| = 5 units.

1) Since its from -2, you should take x - (-2), or x + 2  instead.  That way, |-3 + 2| = |-1| = 1
2)  It says "at least 5 units", so you can have more than 5 as well.  The equality should be |x+2| >= 5

accessdenied · Answer

$ >= $ being $ \ge $,  that might make it easier to read. *