Question

Solve 4x + 3 = 14 EXPLAIN

Answer 1

| 4 x + 3 | = 14
-3 -3
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|4 x + 0 | = 11
| 4 x | = 11

or


4x - 3 = 14
4x = 14 + 3
4x = 17 (divide both sides by 4 to get x)
4x/4 = 17/4
x = 4.25

Answer 2

Possibility 1
|4x+3| =14
4x+3=14
4x+3-3=14-3 (subtract 3 from both sides)
4x=11
4x/4 = 11/4 (divide by 4 on both sides)
x=11/4

Possibility 2
|4x+3| =14
4x+3=-14
4x+3-3= -14-3 (subtract 3 from both sides)
4x=-17
4x/4= -17/4
x= -17/4
best letter choice is B