Question

|3x + 12| = 18 SOLVE

Answer 1

What times 3 can equal 18 ?

Answer 2

6

Answer 3

Correct so x=6

Answer 4

Wait wait wait

Answer 5

Thats not even close to one of the options

Answer 6

I made a huge mistake lol

Answer 7

what are you talking about

Answer 8

you have to solve this :

3x + 12 = 18 and 3x + 12 =-18

Answer 9

because is an absolute value

Answer 10

2 is one of them right

Answer 11

now solve the second equation

Answer 12

-10

Answer 13

Ok so I'll break it down

3x+12= 18
-12 -12
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3x=6
\[\frac{ 6 }{ 3 } =?\]

Answer 14

now you're right, that means how far are you from certain point

Answer 15

This is an equation @rock_mit182 the left side is suppose to equal the right side....

Answer 16

and you figure this out by taking what is inside | | = a and what is inside of | | = -a

Answer 17

@Here_to_help15 here we are talking about
absolute valu functions

Answer 18

if we have |x| = 3

Answer 19

that means how far you're from zero

Answer 20

x does not equal 3!

Answer 21

which could be -3 or 3 units

Answer 22

Im not talking about the last example

Answer 23

by the way, Im just explaining to you what means an absolute value

Answer 24

We are both correct....

Answer 25

x=2 or -10

Answer 26

of course we do.. exactly

Answer 27

(y)

Answer 28

So @brooke_ivy99 which answer choice do you have?