SOLUTION: What is the absolute value of the difference between the solutions of the equation |2 + (p/3)| = 5 ?

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Question 342863: What is the absolute value of the difference between the solutions of the equation
|2 + (p/3)| = 5 ?
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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|2 + (p/3)| = 5
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2 + p/3 = 5
6+p=15
p=9
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2 + p/3 = -5
6+p=-15
p=-21
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|9-(-21)|=30
|-21-9|=30
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Ed