|4x|=11.2

Didn't you lose a minus sign after the first line of your second group anonymous?

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4x=11.2<<get x by itself

11.2/4 = x

2.8 =x

Absolute value is the distance between a number and the origin

4x=11.2

11.2/4 = x

2.8 =x

thats for x>0

or

-4x=11.2

x=11.2/4

x=2.8

thats for x<0

If you were a member anon you would be able to fix your post so that it is completely correct.

What a shame that you are not a member :((