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Solve the equation.
|x+ 7| − 5 = 12

User Sean M
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Answer:

x = - 24 or 10

Explanation:

|x+7| = 12+5

|x+7| = 17

x+7 = 17. or x+7 = -17

x =17-7 or x = -17-7

x = 10. or x = -24

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