document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=876715>Question 876715</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2|x+1|-3=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "        +3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2|x+1|=3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "X+1=3/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How can I turn the fraction into a whole number to continue solving the problem?   </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "        +3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2|x+1|=3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "X+1=3/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How can I turn the fraction into a whole number to continue solving the problem? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3/2 can't be a whole number.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "X+1=3/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 1/2   (1st solution)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "|x+1| = 3/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-(x+1) = 3/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+1 = -3/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -5/2   (2nd solution)<BR>\n" );
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