SOLUTION: What are the solutions to |4w+12|=16?

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Question 631913: What are the solutions to |4w+12|=16?
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Answer by 55305(86) About Me  (Show Source):
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|4w+12|=16 means that 4w+12=-16, or 4w+12=16. If 4w+12=16, then 4w=4 and w would be equal to 1. If 4w+12=-16, then 4w=-28 and w would be equal to -7. so that w=-7 or 1.

Answer by Tatiana_Stebko(1539) About Me  (Show Source):
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|4w+12|=16
4w%2B12=16 or 4w%2B12=-16
4w=4 or 4w=-28
w=1 or w=-7