SOLUTION: what is X if 10 minus 2, times the absolute value of 5 minus X, is 3

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Question 705965: what is X if 10 minus 2, times the absolute value of 5 minus X, is 3
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Presuming you mean:



Add -10 to both sides.

Multiply both sides by

Then



or



Solve both for . Check both answers.

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