SOLUTION: |1/3x-9|=10 how do i do this problem step by step?

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Question 322114: |1/3x-9|=10 how do i do this problem step by step?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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|1/3x-9|=10 how do i do this problem step by step?
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Yes, step by step is the way to do it.
|1/3x-9|=10
|x-27| = 30
x-27 = 10 and
-(x-27) = 10
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x-27 = 10
x = 37
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-(x-27) = 10
x-27 = -10
x = 17