-3|4x-9|=24 Divide bth sides by -3 to isolate the absolute value: |4x-9|=-8 Absolute values are never negative, they can only be equal to a positive number or to zero. An absolute value can never equal to a negative number, such as -8. So this is really a trick problem to see if you know that fact about absolute values. There can be no solution to this problem. Answer: There is no solution. Edwin