Absolute value is the distance from a value to zero. In this case, it'd be written as | -282 |. If x = | -282 |, then x = 282
The equation y=0.02x+250 gives the weekly income y in terms of sales x.
Step-by-step explanation:
Given,
Weekly salary of real estate agent = $250
Commission rate = 2%
Let,
x be the sales per week.
y be the total weekly income.
Amount of commission = 2% of sales per week
Amount of commission = 
Amount of commission = 0.02x
Total weekly income = Amount of commission + Weekly salary

The equation y=0.02x+250 gives the weekly income y in terms of sales x.
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Upon a slight rearrangement this problem gets a lot simpler to see.
x^3-x+2x^2-2=0 now factor 1st and 2nd pair of terms...
x(x^2-1)+2(x^2-1)=0
(x+2)(x^2-1)=0 now the second factor is a "difference of square" of the form:
(a^2-b^2) which always factors to (a+b)(a-b), in this case:
(x+2)(x+1)(x-1)=0
So g(x) has three real zero when x={-2, -1, 1}