document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1058951>Question 1058951</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> -5|x - 3| - 5 < 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Can you show the steps in solving this? Thanks </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #674020 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</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=674020\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve first for the absolute value expression, and then deal with solving the actual variable inside.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A=abs%28x-3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A=abs%28x-3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-5A-5%3C15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-5A-5%3C15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A%2B1%3E-3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A%2B1%3E-3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, do you understand this step?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=abs%28x-3%29%3E-4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"abs%28x-3%29%3E-4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now you solve for two possibilities.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Just showing steps without explanation:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Put those together:<BR>\n" );
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