Question

Below are the steps to solve an equation: Step 1: |x − 2| + 3 = 7 Step 2: |x − 2| = 7 − 3 Step 3: |x − 2| = 4 Which of the following is a correct next step to solve the equation?

a. x + 2 = −4
b. −x − 2 = 4
c. x + 2 = 4
d. x − 2 = −4

Answer 1

After , there could be possibly be 2 more steps:

x-2 = -4
x-2 = 4

and only answer choice D has one of the possible steps for solving for x.