SOLUTION: Please help me solve: |2x-4| +5 =9

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Question 140839: Please help me solve:
|2x-4| +5 =9



Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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solve:
|2x-4| +5 =9
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|2x-4| = 4
2x-4= 4 or 2x-4=-4
2x = 4 or 2x = 0
x = 2 or x = 0
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Cheers,
Stan H.