Question

PLEASE HELP ME.. I WANT HELP, AND I WILL MEDAL AND FAN!!!
Below are the steps to solve an equation:

Step 1: |x − 5| + 2 = 5
Step 2: |x − 5| = 5 − 2
Step 3: |x − 5| = 3

Which of the following is a correct next step to solve the equation?

x + 5 = −3
−x − 5 = 3
x − 5 = −3
x + 5 = 3

Answer 1

ok i wont tell u the answer like the guy said but what do u think it is?

Answer 2

is there more than one answer?

Answer 3

No

Answer 4

I dont think that its B

Answer 5

so to answer this equation, you need to get rid of the absolute equation ssign

Answer 6

Alright, so first you need to know. | | That means absolute value.

Answer 7

i know that

Answer 8

I know the answer, but I'm trying to figure out how to explain it lol.

Answer 9

ok and when you take out the absolute value sign, you have to create two different equations, one which has the equation and the answer without the absolute value sign and one that has the equation, but the answer will be negative

Answer 10

is that good enough to help you find the answer?

Answer 11

sorry but not really.. they all look the same with the exception of b

Answer 12

But remember, a negative - a positive = negative.

Answer 13

so that would be -x - 5 = 3 is false

Answer 14

this is because you took out the | |

Answer 15

so b

Answer 16

How so Kaiser? If you take out the absolute value sign and x is a negative then -x - 5 wouldn't equal 3.

Answer 17

wait... i wrote the equation wrong... it would not be b

Answer 18

ya lol

Answer 19

i thought ABSOLUTE VALUE CANT BE NEGATIVE?!

Answer 20

so here is the formula
|x-5|=3
-|x-5|=3
solve the equation and see which of the answers fit

Answer 21

absolute value can't be negative correct.

Answer 22

SO confused 0_o

Answer 23

no my equation would be about correct

Answer 24

look at this and figure it out..

Answer 25

in your equation though lets say x = 2 so |2-5|=3 but if you have that negative sign out there -|2-5|=3 it would be says -3=3 which is false lol.

Answer 26

AHH What am i supposed to do??

Answer 27

do u just want the answer? or how to do it?

Answer 28

Yea cause we can just give you the answer if you want, cause i don't think we can explain this properly.

Answer 29

could you just give me the answer? The correct one??

Answer 30

yah it would be x-5=-3

Answer 31

C.

Answer 32

?who gets the medal

Answer 33

what grade is this anyways? lol I don't remember doing these since like 6th or 7th grade.

Answer 34

you can medal me and I can medal him or the other way around.

Answer 35

8th lol peopple keep getting dumber

Answer 36

*people

Answer 37

i did this in 7th

Answer 38

ya lol and I'm in 10th

Answer 39

doing algebra II in 8th :P

Answer 40

@KaiserTheSlayer give him a medal