Absolute value: the distance away from zero
The absolute value of "n" + 3 = 7
Solve
Subtract 3 from both sides of the equal sign
The absolute value of "n" = 4 n
|n|+3=7
2 answers
So far so good. You have
|n| = 4
so, n=4 or n = -4
|n| = 4
so, n=4 or n = -4