document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=342863>Question 342863</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the absolute value of the difference between the solutions of the equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "|2 + (p/3)| = 5 ? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "2 + p/3 = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6+p=15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p=9<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2 + p/3 = -5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6+p=-15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p=-21<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "|9-(-21)|=30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "|-21-9|=30<BR>\n" );
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