SOLUTION: |3x -10| -5x = 6

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Question 1036204: |3x -10| -5x = 6
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|3x -10| -5x = 6
|3x -10| = 5x + 6
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3x-10 = 5x+6
2x = -16
x = -8
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-(3x-10) = 5x+6
-3x+10 = 5x+6
8x = -4
x = -1/2