document.write( "Question 123155: I'm stumped. I'm told there are two answers for the following: |2r-7| + 4 = 11. Depending on how I work it, I've gotten r=0, r=11, r=11/2. How do I work this one? Thanks! R.Cossel \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "|2r - 7| + 4 = 11\r
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document.write( "Add  -4 to both sides\r
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document.write( "|2r - 7| = 7  So,\r
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document.write( "2r - 7 =  7  or
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document.write( "2r - 7 = -7\r
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document.write( "If 2r - 7 =  7
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document.write( "       2r = 14
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document.write( "        r =  7\r
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document.write( "If 2r - 7 = -7
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document.write( "       2r =  0
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document.write( "        r =  0 \n" );
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