Help with this absolute value equation please
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Help with this absolute value equation please

[From: ] [author: ] [Date: 11-06-05] [Hit: ]
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I need to solve this equation
[5x+8]+4=11

so for an answer i got -1/5 and -23/5 and thats not any of the answers choices so i must have made a mistake somewhere...help?

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i just got -1/5 and -3

so you solve it down to
l5x+8l= 7 (by subtracting 4 from both sides)
then you set the expression within the absolute value bars to positive and negative 7

(only showing the work for -3 since you got the other solution)

5x+8=-7
-8 -8
5x=-15
divide by 5
x=-3

(sorry these aren't very detailed but i figured you know how to solve equations you just needed the work ;) )

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negative 1 over 5 or 1 over 5

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-1/5
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