Answer:
x=-15 and x=-15
Explanation:
We try to move everything from the left to the right starting with the number that is further away from x, so 4. We subtract it from both sides.
1/3|x-3|+4-4=10-4
1/3|x-3|=6
Next, we have the fraction so basically, 1 is being divided by 3 so we are going to multiply both sides by three.
1/3|x-3|×3=6×3
|x-3|=18
We get rid of the absolute value signs to get
x-3=18
But we are not sure if 18 is negative so we put it like this.
x-3=-18
x-3=18
Then we add 3 from both sides.
x-3+3=-18+3
x-3+3=18+3
Which equals:
x=-15
x=21
Hope this helped! :)