SOLUTION: |x/2-8|=6

Question 338140: |x/2-8|=6
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|x/2-8|=6

|x/2 - 8| = 6
-6 = x/2 - 8 OR x/2 - 8 = 6
2 = x/2 OR x/2 = 14
4 = x OR x = 28

checking answer:
x = 4 --> 4/2 - 8 = 2 - 8 = -6, |-6| = 6, yes
x = 28 --> 28/2 - 8 = 14 - 8 = 6, yes

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