SOLUTION: My math teacher gave us homework for the weekend and I understand the majority of it, but there are a few problems that I just don't understand. I was wondering if I left the probl

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Question 662523: My math teacher gave us homework for the weekend and I understand the majority of it, but there are a few problems that I just don't understand. I was wondering if I left the problem, someone could show how to solve it.
Math problem:
|m|
---=3
5
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Multiply both sides by 5



Apply the definition of absolute value:



So



or



Which is to say the solution set is

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