Answer:
The two solutions to the equation are x = 14/3 or x = -16/3
Step-by-step explanation:
To find these values, go through the steps of solving an equation as if the absolute value symbol is just a parenthesis.
4|x + 1/3| = 20
|x + 1/3| = 5
Now that we have it down to just this, we know what is inside the absolute value symbol to be either +5 or -5. So we need to solve this twice using each option.
x + 1/3 = 5
x = 14/3
x - 1/3 = -5
x = -16/3
