SOLUTION: what is the solution to the absolute value equation, 4|n+8|+10=46?

Question 393479: what is the solution to the absolute value equation, 4|n+8|+10=46?
Answer by unlockmath(1688) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hello,
First we want to subtract 10 from both sides to get:
4|n+8|=36
Now divide both sides by 4:
|n+8|=9
This is now written as 2 equations:
n+8=9
n+8=-9
Solve for n in each:
n=1
n=-17
Make sense?
RJ
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