Question

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

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

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