document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=448092>Question 448092</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve the equation 2|4-s|=-3s </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #308415 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=308415\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First divide both sides by 2 to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=abs%284-s%29=-3s%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"abs%284-s%29=-3s%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then use the idea that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=abs%28x%29=y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"abs%28x%29=y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > means <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get the two equations: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4-s=-3s%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4-s=-3s%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4-s=3s%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4-s=3s%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-%28-3s%2F2%29=3s%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-%28-3s%2F2%29=3s%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (this is the simplification of the 2nd equation)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From there, solve these two equations to find the solutions for s. </SPAN>\n" );
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