Question

|y+8|-5=2 solve equation

Answer 1

y + 3 = 2

y = 2 - 3

y = 1

Answer 2

Explanation:

|y + 8| - 5 = 2

|y + 8| = 7

Either y + 8 = 7 or y + 8 = -7.

Hence y = -1 or y = -15.