Question 878582
|2(p – 4) – 5| = 23

{{{abs(2p-8-5)=23}}}
{{{abs(2p-13)=23}}}


2p-13 positive or zero:
{{{2p-13=23}}}
{{{2p=36}}}
{{{p=18}}}


2p-13 negative:
{{{-2p+13=23}}}
{{{-2p=10}}}
{{{p=-5}}}


{{{p=23}}} or {{{p=-5}}}