What is the answer to |17-3b|=5 ?

The answer to |17-3b|=5 is b=4\lor b= 22/3

Solve for b: |17-3b|=5

The solution is b=4\lor b= 22/3

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∣ 17 - 3 b ∣ = 5

b = 4 or b = \frac{22}{3}

Decimal Notation

b = 4, b = 7.33333 \dots

Solution steps

∣ 17 - 3 b ∣ = 5

Apply absolute rule: If

∣ u ∣ = a, a > 0

then

u = a

u = - a

17 - 3 b = - 5 or 17 - 3 b = 5

17 - 3 b = - 5 or 17 - 3 b = 5

b = 4 or b = \frac{22}{3}

4 ∣ 3 x - 5 ∣ = 28

∣ 3 x + 12 ∣ = 9

4 ∣ - 3 n + 9 ∣ - 2 = 10

∣ z + 4 ∣ = 1

∣ 6 x + 9 ∣ + 1 = 4