Absolute Value8+|3y - 5|=15
minus 8 oth sides|3y-5|=7assume that if you have|x|=yassumex=y and x=-y are 2 solutions3x-5=7 and3x-5=-7solve3x-5=73x=12x=43x-5=-73x=-2x=-2/3x=4 or -2/3