Question

Evaluate 5-|-6|
-1
1
11

Answer 1

-1

Answer 2

-1

Answer 3

Solve |3 - x| = 8
{-11, 11}
{-5, 11}
{-5, 5}

Answer 4

|3 - x| = 8
3-x=8 3-x=-8
-x=5 -x=-11
x=-5 x=11

Answer 5

the 3 - x insidee the vertical lines ( these mean 'absolute value') can be positive or negative so we can write

3 - x = 8 or 3 - x = -8

solve these 2 equations for x