SOLUTION: Can I please get some help to solve a for the following equation. Thank you |a + 5| divide 2 = 6

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Question 806973: Can I please get some help to solve a for the following equation. Thank you
|a + 5| divide 2 = 6

Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
|a+5|/2 = 6
|a+5| = 12

a + 5 = 12 or a + 5 = -12
a = 7 or a = -17

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