How do you solve #| 4x - 6 | -7 = -12#?

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Answer 1 · 2017-04-17T07:54:04

#1/4#

#(4x-6)-7=-12#
#4x-6=-12+7#
#4x=-5+6#
#4x=1#
#x=1/4#

Answer 2 · 2017-04-17T10:03:16

#color(green)(x=1/4# or #color(green)(x=2 3/4#

#|4x-6|-7=-12#

#:.|4x-6|=-12+7#

#:.|4x-6|=-5# or #|4x-6|=5#

#:.4x=6-5# or #4x=5+6#

#:.4x=1# or #4x=11#

#:.x=1/4# or #x=11/4#

#:.color(green)(x=1/4# or #color(green)(x=2 3/4#