SOLUTION: Please help me solve: 16= 5|p|-4 I have already done: 5p-4= 16 then I subtracted 4 to each side 5p=20

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Question 106316This question is from textbook Prentice Hall Mathematics- Algebra 1
: Please help me solve: 16= 5|p|-4
I have already done: 5p-4= 16
then I subtracted 4 to each side
5p=20
5p divided by 5 then on the other side, 20 divided by 5
p=4
This question is from textbook Prentice Hall Mathematics- Algebra 1

Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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That's the value when p>0, because then
abs%28p%29=p
Now solve for when p<0, because then
abs%28p%29=-p
Substitute and solve like you did previously to get the second solution.