SOLUTION: -2/11+5x/= -14 / represent absolute value symbol

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Question 637678: -2/11+5x/= -14 / represent absolute value symbol
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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-2|11+5x|= -14
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Divide by -2 to get:
|11+5x| = 7
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11+5x = 7 OR 11+5x = -7
5x = -4 OR 5x = -18
x = -4/5 OR x = -18/5
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Stan H.