Asked by albaquirky

Solve for g.

8|–g − 1| − 6 = 14


Write your answers as integers or as proper or improper fractions in simplest form.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
8|−g − 1| − 6 = 14
8|−g − 1| = 20
|−g − 1| = 20/8 = 5/2

−g − 1 = ±5/2

Case 1: −g − 1 = 5/2 → −g = 7/2 → g = −7/2
Case 2: −g − 1 = −5/2 → −g = −3/2 → g = 3/2

g = −7/2 or g = 3/2