Question

Solve each question -2+| b+7 |=8

Answer 1

Answer:

$- 2 + |b + 7| = 8 \\ b + 7 = 10 \\ b = 3$

Answer 2

| b+7 | = 10; you add 2 on both sides.

| b+7 | is always positive

b+7 = 10, b = 10-7= 3.

therefore b = 3