Iforgot how to do this. can someone tell me how?

Hey there, CrisisOnCats!

Absolute value is when any value that's inside the box, positive or negative, will always come out as positive.
For this one, you solve it as a normal equation, solving for x.
So, 8 = 5 - x
8-5 = 5-5 - x
3 = -x
x = -3
One value can be -3
To find the other value, just find any value that's equal to 8 when added or subtracted from 5, negative or positive.
We have 13 in this case.
5 - 13 is equals to -8 but since it's absolute value, it would be positive 8.
So, the answer is D

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Hello there!

8 = |5 - x|

Then flip it

|-x + 5| = 8

Then solve for the absolute value

We know either -x + 5 = 8 or -x+5 = -8

Let's solve the first possibility,which is -x + 5 = 8

-x + 5 = 8

-x= 8 - 5

-x = 3
Remember that we cannot leave the variable with a negative sign. To turn it into a positive sign, we need to divide both sides by -1

-x/-1 = 3/-1

x= -3

Now let's solve the second possibility which is -x+ 5 = -8

-x + 5 = -8

-x = -8 - 5

-x = -13

again, we cannot leave it with the negative sign so we gonna do the same thing which is divide both sides by -1

-x/-1 = -13/-1

x = 13

Thus, the answer is x= -3 or x = 13

The correct answer is option D

Best of luck with your studies!