You can remove the % sign if you divide the number by 100:
This is because % is defined as 1/100, and the name (per-cent) actually meant this originally!
we can also simplify it: let's divide it by 4:
Look at the picture.
The base of the ladder is 6.47 feet from the house.
Your question answers itself. You solve by graphing.
I like to subtract one side of the equation from the other, so the solutions are where the graph crosses the x-axis (the resulting function value is zero).
It can be useful to find the "turning point" of each absolute value expression (where its value is zero) and graph that and some points on either side.
The factors are -70 and 41
-70 x 41 = -490
-70 + 41 = -21
Hope this helps!
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