Select the correct answer. What is the solution to the equation |5 − x| = 13? A. x = -8 or x = 18 B. x = -18 or x = 8 C. x = 8 D. x = -18

Option A

Step-by-step explanation:

|5 - x| = 13 or |5 - x| = -13

5 - x = 13 or 5 - x = -13

Subtract 5 from both sides;

-x = 8 or -x = -18

Divide both sides by -1

x = -8 or x = 18

in problems involving proportions, we can use cross products to test whether two ratios are equal and form a proportion. to find the cross products of a proportion, we multiply the outer terms, called the extremes, and the middle terms, called the means.

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i think it is 18

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