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What is the solution set for StartAbsoluteValue 4 minus StartFraction x over 2 EndFraction EndAbsoluteValue = 8? A.x = negative 24 and
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What is the solution set for StartAbsoluteValue 4 minus StartFraction x over 2 EndFraction EndAbsoluteValue = 8?
A.x = negative 24 and x = negative 8
B.x = negative 24 and x = 24
C.x = negative 8 and x = 8
D.x = negative 8 and x = 24
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Answer:
D
Step-by-step explanation:
|4 – x/2| = 8
solve it first as though there were no absolute value bars
4 – x/2 = 8
-x/2 = 4
-x = 8
x = -8
now solve it after distributing a negative one
-(4 – x/2) = 8
-4 + x/2 = 8
x/2 = 12
x = 24
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What is the solution set for StartAbsoluteValue 4 minus StartFraction x over 2 EndFraction EndAbsoluteValue = 8?
A.x = negative 24 and x = negative 8
B.x = negative 24 and x = 24
C.x = negative 8 and x = 8
D.x = negative 8 and x = 24