Jeffrey owes his friend $5. how much is jeffrey’s debt?

$5

Step-by-step explanation:

These exercises are about calculating the magnitude of quantities, and for this we use the absolute value. The absolute value or modulus of x, defined as |x|, of a number x is value of x regardless to its sign. This means we will have |x| = x if x is positive, and |x| = −x if x is negative, so our result will be always positive.

Jeffrey’s debt is then |$5|=$5

let's solve your equation step-by-step.

4x+2=2x+12

step 1: subtract 2x from both sides.

4x+2−2x=2x+12−2x

2x+2=12

step 2: subtract 2 from both sides.

2x+2−2=12−2

2x=10

step 3: divide both sides by 2.

2x

2

=

10

2

x=5

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