I am not sure if the “+” was supposed to go there or if that was just a typo, so I do apologize if this is wrong... but if it doesn’t belong in the equation at all, 20 = 2X is a fairly simply multiplication problem. You are to divide both sides by the 2 and you should get X = 10, because 2 goes into 20, 10 times; and the 2 goes into 2 only once, therefore the 2 now gets cancelled out.
Answer: 20 divided by 2 = 2x divided by 2 is now 10 = X.
Really hope this helps you, have a good day :)
The answer is C.
You want:
10 < a < 14 (greater or equal)
The difference between 10 and 12 is 2.
The difference between 12 and 14 is 2.
Therefore the absolute value allows you to express that the difference between a and 12 cannot be greater than 2 (either going up to a max of 14 or going down to a minimum of 10).
To multiply whole numbers and fractions, multiply the numerator by the whole number. Example: 1/3×4= 4/3=1 1/3
