Question

5|2x-4|+1=11

Answer 1

Have you considered subtracting 1 and dividing by 5?

Answer 2

like distributive property?

Answer 3

Why?

5|2x-4| + 1 = 11

Subtract 1

5|2x-4| + 1 - 1 = 11 - 1
5|2x-4| = 10

Divide by 5 in a similar manner.

Answer 4

3

Answer 5

What manner was that?

5|2x-4| = 10

Divide by 5

5|2x-4|/5 = 10/5
(5/5)|2x-4| = 2
(1)|2x-4| = 2
|2x-4| = 2

Okay, NOW break our your best Distributive Property and factor out a 2 from that Absolute Value. 2 is positive, so the absolute value won't hurt it.