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Directions: Solve the following equations. CHECK your answers using substitution or the graphing calculator.
1.
Solve:

| x + 3 | = 9

 
2.
Solve:

| 2b - 4 | = 2b - 4
3.
Solve:

| 3x - 1 | + 5 = 3

 
4.
Solve:

5 | c - 2 | = 30
5.
Solve:

| x - 2 | = 2x - 3

 
6.
Solve:

| 2a + 1 | = a + 5
7.
Solve:

| 6x + 4 | = 8x + 10

 
8.
Solve:

| 12 - 6x | = 42

9.
The recommended temperature for serving hot cream soups is 195ยบ F. plus or minus 5 degrees. Write and solve an absolute value equation representing the maximum and minimum serving temperatures for hot cream soup.
10.
The specifications for the manufacture of a ball bearing requires a diameter of 3.52 cm with an allowable margin of error of at most 0.05 cm. Write and solve an absolute value equation representing the maximum and minimum allowable diameter.

 

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