remember you can do anything to an equaiton as long as we do it to both sides
and
absolute value makes whatever is inside positeive
aka
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remember that
to solve
|x|=y
assume
x=y and
x=-y
(reason is because |-x|=|x|)
6 times abasolute value of n +3=-9 is it translated to words
6|n|+3=-9
move over, minus 3 both sides
6|n|=-12
divide both sides by 6
|n|=-2
false, absolute value makes it positive
-2 is not positive
no solution