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Show the work on how to answer -3|x|=-24

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Isolate the variable by dividing each side by factors that don’t contain the variable
x=8,-8
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Answer:

x=8 x=-8

Explanation:

-3|x|=-24

Divide each side by -3

-3|x|/-3=-24/-3

|x|=8

There are 2 solutions a positive and a negative

x=8 x=-8

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