SOLUTION: |8x-3|=5

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Question 67974: |8x-3|=5
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|8x-3|=5
8x-3=5 or 8x-3=-5
8x-3+3=5+3 or 8x-3+3=-5+3
8x=8 or 8x=-2
8x/8=8/8 or 8x/8=-2/8
highlight%28x=1%29 or highlight%28x=-1%2F4%29
Check:
abs%288%281%29-3%29=5 or abs%288%28-1%2F4%29-3%29=5
abs%288-3%29=5 or abs%28-2-3%29=5
abs%285%29=5 or abs%28-5%29=5
5=5 or 5=5 We're right!!!
Happy Calculating!!!!