List all the numbers that are a distance from 6 away from the number 7

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asked Sep 17, 2023 132k views

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Bworby · Answer 1 · 2023-09-24T01:27:13+0000

Let x be a number such that

Solving the above equation for x we get:

$\begin{gathered} x-7=\pm6, \\ x=7\pm6, \\ x=1\text{ or x=13.} \end{gathered}$

Answer: The numbers that are a distance of 6 away from the number 7 are:

1, and 13.