Answer:
No solution
Explanation:
8|x - 3| = -24
Divide both sides by 8.
|x - 3| = -3
At this point, you don't go any further in solving the absolute value equation by separating it into two equations. The equation above states that the absolute value of the quantity x - 3 is a negative number. An absolute value can only be a non-negative number. An absolute value can never be negative. There is no value of x that will make this equation true, so the answer is: no solution.