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Morgan is walking her dog on an 8-meter-long leash. She is currently 500 meters from her house, so the maximum and minimum distances that the dog may be from the house can be found using the equation |x – 500| = 8. What are the minimum and maximum distances that Morgan’s dog may be from the house?

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Answer:

492 meters and 508 meters

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Given:
Morgan = 500 meters from her house
Length of leash = 8 meters

minimum distance of the dog from the house 500 - 8 = 492 meters.
maximum distance of the dog from the house 500 + 8 = 508 meters.