Question 1005620
I'm assuming the equation is |n - 3| = 5



|n - 3| = 5
n - 3 = 5  or  n - 3 = -5
n - 3+3 = 5+3  or  n - 3+3 = -5+3
n = 8 or n = -2



So if |n - 3| = 5, then n = 8 or n = -2