document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=732938>Question 732938</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how to solve this problem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3-|8x-6|=3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since we're dealing with absolute values we'll have two equations to solve: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "For this 3-|8x-6|=3, subtract 3 and divide by -1 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x-6=0      8x-6=-0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "These two equations will give us the same solution:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=3/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Make sense?<BR>\n" );
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