SOLUTION: |2x-1|=5 2x-1=5 or 2x-1=-5 +1 +1 +1 +1 2x=6 or 2x=-4 /2 /2 /2 /2 x=3 or x=-2

SOLUTION: |2x-1|=5 2x-1=5 or 2x-1=-5 +1 +1 +1 +1 2x=6 or 2x=-4 /2 /2 /2 /2 x=3 or x=-2

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Question 337674: |2x-1|=5
2x-1=5 or 2x-1=-5
+1 +1 +1 +1
2x=6 or 2x=-4
/2 /2 /2 /2
x=3 or x=-2
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