SOLUTION: can u explain the steps on how to solve this please i got it wrong on my homework. I 3x+4 I -4=4

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Question 230522: can u explain the steps on how to solve this please i got it wrong on my homework. I 3x+4 I -4=4
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You mention inequalities but I don't see any > or < signs.
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If you mean:
(3x+4)-4=4 Then:
3x=4+4-4
3x=4
x=4/3 ans.
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If you mean:
|3x+4|-4=4
Then:
3x+4-4=4
3x=4+4-4
3x=4
x=4/3 ans.
-|3x+4|-4=4
-3x-4-4=4
-3x=4+4+4
-3x=12
x=12/-3
x=-4 ans.