Question

40. The equation |2x - 8] + 3 = 5 has 2 solutions. Those
solutions are equal to the solutions to which of the
following pairs of equations?
F. 2x - 5 - 5
- 2x - 5 = -5
2x - 8 - 2
- 2x - 8 = 2
H. 2x - 8 - 8
-(2x - 8) = 8
J. 2x - 8 - 2
-(2x - 8) - 8
K. 2x - 8 - 2
-(2x - 8) - 2

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

|2x - 8| + 3 = 5

Either (2x - 8) + 3 = 5 or -(2x - 8) + 3 = 5.

Hence, (2x - 8) = 2 or -(2x - 8) = 2, which is option K.