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Please help need an explanation Solve |3 - x| = 8

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|3−x|=8

|−x+3|=8Solve Absolute Value.|−x+3|=8

We know either −x+3=8 or−x+3=−8−x+3=8 (Possibility 1) −x+3−3=8−3 (Subtract 3 from both sides)−x=5−x−1=5−1

(Divide both sides by -1) x=−5−x+3=−8 (Possibility 2) −x+3−3=−8−3 (Subtract 3 from both sides) −x=−11−x−1=−11−1 (Divide both sides by -1)x=11Answer:x=5 or x=11

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