SOLUTION: Find the solution set for the equation. Please help?! |6(y+4)|=24

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Question 752942: Find the solution set for the equation. Please help?!
|6(y+4)|=24
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|6(y+4)|=24

6(y+4)=24 or 6(y+4)=-24

y+4=24/6 or y+4=-24/6

y+4=4 or y+4=-4

y=4-4 or y=-4-4

y=0 or y=-8

The two solutions are y=0 or y=-8