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Answer:

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Explanation:

|3x+1| = 8 given problem

3x+1 = 8 3x+1 = -8 separate into positive and negative

3x = 7 3x =-9 subtract 1 from each side

x = 7/3 x = -3 divide by 3

x = -3, 7/3 solutions

3|2x+5| = 24 given problem

|2x+5| = 8 divide each side by 3

2x+5 = 8 2x+5 = -8 separate into positive and negative

2x = 3 2x = -13 subtract 5 from each side

x = 3/2 x = -13/2 divide by 2

x = -13/2 x =3/2 solutions

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