Question

The minimum and maximum temperature on a cold day in Lollypop Town can be modeled by the equation below:2|x − 6| + 14 = 38What are the minimum and maximum temperatures for this day?

A:x= -9,x=21
B:X= -6,X=18
C:X=6,X= -18
D:no solution

Answer 1

The answer is B. First you isolate the absolute value then you find the 2 states that the absolute value can represent, which are 'x-6' and '-x+6'. You then replace the absolute value with both of these (one at a time) and solve for x.