SOLUTION: |x-1/4|=1/5

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Question 782044: |x-1/4|=1/5
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|x - 1/4| = 1/5
x - 1/4 = 1/5 or x - 1/4 = -1/5 {absolute value is distance from zero, so x - 1/4 could be 1/5 or -1/5}
x = 1/5 + 1/4 or x = -1/5 + 1/4 {added 1/4 to each side}
x = 4/20 + 5/20 or x = -4/20 + 5/20 {got common denominators}
x = 9/20 or x = 1/20 {added}

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