Lesson 1.7: Solving Absolute Value Equations Answers

Which statement is true?

A while back, either James borrowed $12 from his friend Rita or she borrowed $12 from him, but he can’t quite remember which. Either way, he is planning to pay her back or ask that she pay him back this afternoon. If he has $42.80 in his wallet, which equation represents the amount of money he may have after he sees Rita?

Which number line represents the solutions to |x – 5| = 1?

Which equation has only one solution?

Which equation has no solution?

Manuela solved the equation 3−2|0.5x+1.5|=2 for one solution. Her work is shown below.3−2|0.5x+1.5|=2 −2|0.5x+1.5|=−1 |0.5x+1.5|=0.5 0.5x+1.5=0.5 0.5x=−1 x=−2

Which number line represents the solutions to |x + 4| = 2?

To win a contest, the number of beans in a jar has to be guessed within 20 of the actual number. If the number of beans in the jar is 645, which equation can be used to find the minimum and maximum number of beans that will win the contest, and what is the maximum guess that could win?

What is the solution to –2|2.2x – 3.3| = –6.6?

Morgan is walking her dog on an 8-meter-long leash. She is currently 500 meters from her house, so the maximum and minimum distances that the dog may be from the house can be found using the equation |x – 500| = 8. What are the minimum and maximum distances that Morgan’s dog may be from the house?