SOLUTION: Hello can you please help me solve this problem: (the straight lines are meant to show absolute value) 2 |3x-1| +1<5

Question 962731: Hello can you please help me solve this problem: (the straight lines are meant to show absolute value)
2 |3x-1| +1<5
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
2*|3x-1| +1 < 5

2*|3x-1| +1-1 < 5-1 ... Subtract 1 from both sides.

2*|3x-1| < 4

2*|3x-1|/2 < 4/2 ... Divide both sides by 2.

|3x-1| < 2

-2 < 3x-1 < 2

-2+1 < 3x-1+1 < 2+1 ... Add 1 to all sides.

-1 < 3x < 3

-1/3 < 3x/3 < 3/3 ... Divide all sides by 3

-1/3 < x < 1

So the final answer is -1/3 < x < 1

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