SOLUTION: |2x - 6| = 11. How is the solution x -5/2 or 17/2?

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Question 490353: |2x - 6| = 11.
How is the solution x -5/2 or 17/2?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I can see how the solution is -5%2F2 or 17%2F2
Whatever is inside the absolute value sign, it must equal
-11 or 11, since +abs%28-11%29+=+11+
and +abs%2811%29+=+11+
so, +2x+-+6+=+11+
+2x+=+17+
+x+=+17%2F2+
and
+2x+-6+=+-11+
+2x+=+-5+
+x+=+-5%2F2+