SOLUTION: solve the equation │6x +3│= 15

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Question 519151: solve the equation │6x +3│= 15
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056) About Me  (Show Source):
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            │6x + 3│ = 15

     breaks into two equations:

6x + 3 = 15            6x + 3 = -15
    6x = 12                6x = -18
     x = 2                  x = -3

Two solutions, 2 and -3.

Edwin