Step-by-step explanation:
3x-1=4
3x=4+1
3x=5
x=5/3
Answer:
x = 5/3 x = -1
|3x-1| = 4
There are two solutions, one positive and one negative
3x-1 =4 and 3x-1 = -4
Add 1 to each side
3x-1+1 = 4+1 3x-1+1 = -4+1
3x = 5 3x = -3
Divide by 3
3x/3 = 5/3 3x/3 = -3/3
