Question

Please Help! Write a real world situation that could be modeled by |x-14|=3

Answer 1

Suppose you have something that you want to be 14 inches plus or minus 3.

Answer 2

I found x=17 and x=11. I just can't figure out how I can use these problems.

Answer 3

@zzr0ck3r so do you know by this question if I had to solve for x?

Answer 4

@brainzonly

Answer 5

I'm here

Answer 6

Hello, do you happen to understand this?

Answer 7

zz seems to be afk

Answer 8

sort of...

Answer 9

my internet is off and on I might lose it completely in a few minutes :(

Answer 10

Oh, its fine if you cant answer it. No worries

Answer 11

x=17? are there any options

Answer 12

X=17 is one and x=11

Answer 13

?

Answer 14

u mean x=17 is option 1?

Answer 15

I have two options, there is not 1. I solved for x in |x-14|=3

Answer 16

so pretty much |x-14|=3 and |x-14|=-3 I added 14+3, and then on second one i added 14+-3. I got x=17, x=11

Answer 17

I think its x=17. you add 14 to both sides to undo the "-" otherwise it will become |x-28|=-11!

Answer 18

Idk lol

Answer 19

Alright it probably is, I will keep that in mind.

Whenever zz is back I will just make sure. Thanks bro!

Answer 20

x=17 ok? see ya

Answer 21

k thanks, cya

Answer 22

What I do not understand is how to put this problem into real world problem.

Answer 23

*situation

Answer 24

Ok I got it. I put There are 14 balls in a box, there could be either 3 more or 3 less balls in the box. So x=17 or x=11.

Answer 25

\(|x|=a\) means \(x=a \) or \(x=-a\)

So we have \(|x-14|=3\) means \(x-14=3\) and \(x-14=-3\)

So we have \(x=17\) and \(x=11\)