SOLUTION: |6x|>18 I have tried this several times and I keep getting x=3 but I keep getting told that I am wrong.

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Question 897222: |6x|>18
I have tried this several times and I keep getting x=3 but I keep getting told that I am wrong.

Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
|6x|>18
I have tried this several times and I keep getting x=3 but I keep getting told that I am wrong.
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x > 3 is 1 answer, not = 3, greater than 3.
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|6x|>18
-6x > 18
Add 6x
0 > 6x + 18
subtract 18
-18 > 6x
-3 > x
x < -3 is the 2nd answer.

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