SOLUTION: Can you please show me the steps to solve the following: |3x-5|+1=4

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Question 471951: Can you please show me the steps to solve the following: |3x-5|+1=4
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
|3x-5|+1=4
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|3x-5| = 3
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3x-5 = 3 or 3x-5 = -3
3x = 8 or 3x = 2
x = 8/3 or x = 2/3
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Cheers,
Stan H.