Question

The shortest known adult woman is about 24 inches tall and tallest known adult woman is about 92 inches tall. Write an absolute value equation that represents the minimum and maximum heights. Use x to represent the heights.

Answer 1

x = 92
OR
x=24

Subtract both equations by 58 (the average of 92 and 24)

x - 58 = 34
OR
x - 58 = -34

Now, combine those two into
|x - 58| = 34