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  • 01-11-2017
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How do I solve this?

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mathstudent55
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  • 01-11-2017
First, you isolate the absolute value.

4 + 8|2b| = 84

8|2b| = 80

|2b| = 10

Now to solve the absolute value part, set what is inside the absolute value equal to 10 and set it equal to -10 and solve both equations.

2b = 10   or   2b = -10

b = 5   or b = -5
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