Question 35353
 |7-1/2x|=-3
When doing an absolute value, you have to do the positive and the negative
+   {{{ 7-(1x/2)=-3 }}}
and
-   {{{ -(7-(1x/2))=-3 }}}


Lets deal with the positive one first
{{{ 7-(1x/2)=-3 }}}
subtract 7
{{{ -1x/2 = -10 }}}
multiply by -2
{{{ x = 20 }}}


Now the negative
{{{ -(7-(1x/2))=-3 }}}
Distribute the neagative
{{{ 7 + (1x/2) = -3 }}}
subtract 7
{{{ x/2 = -10 }}}
multiply by 2
{{{ x = -20 }}}



x = { -20, 20 }