Question 770911
2|3(x - 5)| + 3 = 9
2|3x - 15| = 6 {used distributive property and subtracted 3 from each side}
|3x - 15| = 3 {divided each side by 2}
3x - 15 = 3 or 3x - 15 = -3 {absolute value is distance away from zero, therefore (3x - 15) could be 3 or -3}
3x = 18 or 3x = 12 {added 15 in each equation}
x = 6 or 4 {divided each side by 3}
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