|x - 8|- 15 = -6

Question

How do I solve this.. Please don't do it for me..

Answer 1

Two problems:
1. x-8 -15 = -6
2. -x+8 -15 = -6

Answer 2

Or, you can say that if

|x| = 4
x = ±4

so, if

|x-8|-15 = -6
|x-8| = 9
x-8 = ±9
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