SOLUTION: Please help me solve this problem |4x-5|=|3x-23|

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Question 556317: Please help me solve this problem |4x-5|=|3x-23|
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hint: Use the idea that if |x| = k, for some positive number k, then x = k or x = -k. For example, if |x| = 3, then x = 3 or x = -3.