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|2x+5|-4=16 find both answers

User Valerio
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Answer:

x=7.5 and x=-12.5

Explanation:

|2x+5|-4=16

|2x+5|=20

2x+5=20

2x=15

x=7.5

2x+5=-20

2x=-25

x=-12.5

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