document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=189983>Question 189983</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve for x. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "|2x - 5| + 3 = 12  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "2x-5=9 or 2x-5=-9<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x=14 or 2x=-4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=7 or x=-2 </SPAN>\n" );
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