= 6 To remove absolute value bars, you must make and solve two separate equations. = +6 and }} = -6 Multiply both sides of both equations by 10 to clear of fractions: 8x-3 = 60 and 8x-3 = -60 Add 3 to both sides of both equations: 8x = 63 and 8x = -57 x = and x = Two solutions: and Edwin