Question 898942

PLEASE HELP ME SOLVE MY TWO QUESTIONS. Thank you so much!
|2(p-4)-5|=23   

2+4|5x-7|=46
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{{{abs(2(p - 4) - 5) = 23}}}
{{{abs(2p - 8 - 5) = 23}}}
{{{abs(2p - 13) = 23}}}

Either:
2p - 13 = 23                     OR                   2p - 13 = - 23
     2p = 23 + 13                OR                        2p = - 23 + 13
     2p = 36                     OR                        2p = - 10
      {{{p = 36/2}}}____{{{highlight_green(p = 18)}}}           OR                           {{{p = (- 10)/2}}}_____{{{highlight_green(p = - 5)}}}

{{{2 + 4abs(5x - 7) = 46}}}
{{{4abs(5x - 7) = 46 - 2}}}
{{{4abs(5x - 7) = 44}}}
{{{abs(5x - 7) = 44/4}}}
{{{abs(5x - 7) = 11}}}

Either:
5x - 7 = 11                      OR                    5x - 7 = - 11
    5x = 11 + 7                  OR                        5x = - 11 + 7
    5x = 18                      OR                        5x = - 4
     {{{x = 18/5}}}____{{{highlight_green(x = 3.6)}}}           OR                        {{{highlight_green(x = (- 4)/5)}}}
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