SOLUTION: how would you write this as an absolute value equation and why: All real numbers x at most 5 units from 8

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Question 1144086: how would you write this as an absolute value equation and why:
All real numbers x at most 5 units from 8

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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how would you write this as an absolute value equation and why:
All real numbers x at most 5 units from 8
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|8-x| <= 5
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<= 5 if inclusive.
< 5 if not.
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Why what?