SOLUTION: PLEASE HELP I WOULD APPRECIATE IT :) After successfully solving an absolute-value problem, Ariel spilled Heath Bar Crunch all over the problem. All that can be read now is, “The

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Question 984152: PLEASE HELP I WOULD APPRECIATE IT :)
After successfully solving an absolute-value problem, Ariel spilled Heath Bar Crunch all over the problem. All that can be read now is, “The distance between x and (mess of ice cream) is (another mess of ice cream).” Given that Ariel’s answers are x = −3 and x = 7, reconstruct the missing parts of the problem.

Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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z%3E0
sign of y is uncertain.

abs%28x-y%29=z


CASE x-y>=0
x-y=z
x=z+y
trying x=7=z+y

CASE x-y<0
-x+y=z
-x=z-y
x=y-z
-3=y-z

Use these results as a system of equations:
system%28y%2Bz=7%2Cy-z=-3%29
Solve this for y and z.