document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1034898>Question 1034898</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Describe a real-world situation that could be represented by the absolute value equations |x - 4| = 10. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #649536 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=649536\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We naturally take a real world situation and abstract it into mathematics.  Not the other way.  The equation you wrote is only an equation, and not a realistic situation.  The expressions are only numbers. </SPAN>\n" );
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