SOLUTION: -3 absolute value sign x-5 absolute value sign =-30

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: -3 absolute value sign x-5 absolute value sign =-30 This question is from textbook BLITZER

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I think you meant -3abs%28x-5%29=-30

Multiply both sides by -1%2F3

abs%28x-5%29=10

So:
x-5=10 or x-5=-10

x=15 or x=-5

Check your answer by substituting each of these values for x into the original equation and do the arithmetic. You should get a true statement for each of the values.