Solve for x
|2x -4| + 6 =8
subtract 6 from both sides, then solve
|2x - 4| = 2 and |2x -4| = -2
2x - 4 = 2 2x - 4 = -2
+4 +4 +4 +4
2x = 6 2x = 2
divide by 2 to isolate the variable
x = 3 x = 1
