3. | -9 | = 9
7. - | -5 * -7 | = - | 35 | = -35
15. | m + 3 | = 7
m + 3 = 7 -(m + 3) = 7
m = 7 - 3 -m - 3 = 7
m = 4 -m = 10
m = -10
so m = 4 and m = -10
17. | -3d | = 15
-3d = 15 -(-3d) = 15
d = 15/-3 3d = 15
d = - 5 d = 15/3
d = 5
so d = 5 and d = -5
19. | 4b - 5 | = 19
4b - 5 = 19 -(4b - 5) = 19
4b = 19 + 5 -4b + 5 = 19
4b = 24 -4b = 14
b = 24/4 b = 14/-4
b = 6 b = - 7/2
so b = 6 or b = -7/2
20. | x - 1 | + 5 = 2
| x - 1 | = 2 - 5
| x - 1 | = -3
There is no solution on this one because an absolute value cannot equal a negative number
21. -4 | 8 - 5n | = 13
| 8 - 5n | = - 13/4
There is also no solution for this one because of the same reason...absolute values cannot equal negative numbers
39. 8 -0.7 are multiplied together so the answer is
(-0.7)^8
= 0.05765 to nearest 100 thousandth. ( using a calculator).
40. 10^4 + 0^12 = 10,000 + 0
= 10,000
Her hourly rate of pay would be $14.1 an hour because $112.8 divided by 8 is $14.1
The answer is 5.35, 275, 336, and 535
