<PRE><B>Question 585612</B>

|2x – 3| = 13


2x – 3 = 13   or     2x – 3 = -13


2x  = 13 + 3   or     2x  = -13 + 3


2x  = 16   or     2x  = -10


x  = 16/2   or     x  = -10/2


x  = 8   or   x  = -5



So the solutions are   x  = 8   or   x  = -5</PRE>