SOLUTION: Solve for the variable. |1/3x+8|=|1/2x+2|

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Question 342236: Solve for the variable. |1/3x+8|=|1/2x+2|
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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abs%28%281%2F3%29x%2B8%29=abs%28%281%2F2%29x%2B2%29
%281%2F3%29x%2B8=%281%2F2%29x%2B2 and -%28%281%2F3%29x%2B8%29=%281%2F2%29x%2B2
2x%2B48=3x%2B12 and -2x-48=3x%2B12
x=36 and -5x=60
x=36 and x=-12
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