SOLUTION: the question is: Eighty-five is greater that the difference of x and 63. would it be 85 > x-63 or would it be 85 > 63-x???

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Question 703029: the question is: Eighty-five is greater that the difference of x and 63. would it be 85 > x-63 or would it be 85 > 63-x???
Answer by solver91311(24713)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


I would use absolute value and write it like this:



Unless your instructor has given you some sort of convention telling you exactly what "the difference between Beevis and Butthead" means.

John

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