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The problem |x|-5=3 is an absolute value equation. to find what x equals you have to get x by itself by adding 5 to each side.

|x|-5=3

+5 +5

|x|=8

|x| is equal to 8, but is also equal to -8 because the absolute value bars mean that anything inside them is turned positive. Check your answer by substituting 8 and -8 in for x.

|8|-5=3?

|-8|-5=3?

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