SOLUTION: need some help |5s + 2|= |s + 8| not sure what to do with the lines, Thanks David

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|5s + 2|= |s + 8|
not sure what to do with the lines, Thanks David

Answer by yhanie(3)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
|5s + 2|= |s + 8|
= 5s+2=s+8
= 5s-s=8-2
= 4s=6
= s=2/3 ^-^

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