SOLUTION: |1-4t|+8=13

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Question 765380: |1-4t|+8=13
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|1-4t|+8=13

|1-4t| = 13-8

|1-4t| = 5

1-4t = 5 or 1-4t = -5

-4t = 5-1 or -4t = -5-1

-4t = 4 or -4t = -6

t = 4/(-4) or t = -6/(-4)

t = -1 or t = 3/2

Answer: t = -1 or t = 3/2