document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=228524>Question 228524</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> b= -12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d= -4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b+ |-d|=x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=-8? or x=-16?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #169622 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=169622\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%2Babs%28-d%29=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%2Babs%28-d%29=x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-12%2Babs%28--4%29=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-12%2Babs%28--4%29=x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in b= -12 and d= -4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-12%2Babs%284%29=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-12%2Babs%284%29=x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-12%2B4=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-12%2B4=x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Take the absolute value.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-8=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-8=x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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