SOLUTION: |3x-7|+3=7

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Question 406084: |3x-7|+3=7
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|3x - 7| + 3 = 7
|3x - 7| = 4 {subtracted 3 from both sides}
3x - 7 = 4 or 3x - 7 = -4 {set that inside the absolute value equal to 4 and -4}
3x = 11 or 3x = 3 {added 7 to both sides in each equation}
x = 11/3 or x = 1 {divided both sides by 3, in each equation}
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