Question

How do you solve `|q+10| = 70`?

Answer 1

`q` `=` `60` & `q = -80`

Explanation:

Because:

Answer one:

Abs `q +1 0 = 70`

`q = 70-10`

`q = 60`

Answer two:

Abs `q + 10 = 70`

`q + 10 = -70`

`q = -70 - 10`

`q = -80`

Detailed explanation:

whenever you come across absolute values there are always two answers but they don't have to be a positive and negative they can be both positive and negative, what absolute means is that the number inside the absolute is laways posotive because this means how far away from zero it is on a number line so no matter if you take 10 steps forward or 10 steps backwards the number is always ten it's never + or - 10 but the number outside of the absolute changes because you are trying to calculate two directions of distance traveled, one forwards one backwards, on a number line it's one going to the left and one moving to the right. then just solve for q.