How do you solve $7-4abs(5x-1)=-17$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-07-26T17:42:23

x= $7/5$ , -1

It would have two solutions, one with 7-4(5x-1)= -17 and the other with 7-4(-5x+1)= -17.

The first one would be -4(5x-1)= -24
5x-1=6, x= $7/5$

The second one would be -4(-5x+1)= -24

-5x+1=6. x=-1

How do you solve 7-4abs(5x-1)=-177-4abs(5x-1)=-17?