SOLUTION: please help me solve this equation 1/4|2-x/3|= 4

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Question 650025: please help me solve this equation 1/4|2-x/3|= 4
Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
First multiply by 4 to get:
|2-x/3|= 16
Now we make two equations from this:
2-x/3= 16 and 2-x/3= -16
Multiply each by 3:
6-x=48 and 6-x=-48
Solve for x:
x=-42 and x=54
Make sense?
RJ
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