What is the answer to |7-3m|=8 ?

The answer to |7-3m|=8 is m=-1/3 \lor m=5

Solve for m: |7-3m|=8

The solution is m=-1/3 \lor m=5

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∣ 7 - 3 m ∣ = 8

m = - \frac{1}{3} or m = 5

Decimal Notation

m = - 0.33333 \dots, m = 5

Solution steps

∣ 7 - 3 m ∣ = 8

Apply absolute rule: If

∣ u ∣ = a, a > 0

then

u = a

u = - a

7 - 3 m = - 8 or 7 - 3 m = 8

7 - 3 m = - 8 or 7 - 3 m = 8

m = - \frac{1}{3} or m = 5

\frac{3}{2} x + 1 = 4

10 = ∣ - 1 - 3 x ∣

∣ y + 3 ∣ = 3

4 ∣ x + 6 ∣ + 8 = 28

∣ y + 3 ∣ = 5