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∣/8∣=3Group of answer choicesx = 2 and x = 4x = 16 and x = 4x = -24 and x = 24x = -6 and x = -8

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Given:


|(x)/(8)|=3

Applying absolute value property


(x)/(8)=-3\text{ and }(x)/(8)=3

Multiply both-side by 8.

That is;


\begin{gathered} (x)/(8)*8=-3*8 \\ \\ \text{and } \\ \\ (x)/(8)*8=3*8 \end{gathered}


x=-24\text{ and x=24}

Hence, x=-24 and x=24

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