Question

What value or values of x satisfy 2x + 5.31 = 4.2?

Answer 1

Answer:  x can equal -3.2 or -7.4.

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct expression is:

2|x+5.3|=4.2

So, we have an absolute value equation, where it can be positive or negative:

• Positive

2 (x+5.3)=4.2

2x+10.6 =4.2

2x=4.2-10.6

2x = -6.4

x= -6.4/2

x = -3.2

• Negative

2[-(x+5.3)]=4.2

-2x-10.6 =4.2

-2x= 4.2+10.6

-2x= 14.8

x= 14.8/-2

x= -7.4

x can equal -3.2 or -7.4.

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