Carcass wrote:
If 22 - |y + 14| = 20, what is the sum of all possible values of y ?
A. -28
B. -16
C. -12
D. -4
E. 4
Given: 22 - |y + 14| = 20
Subtract 22 from both sides of the equation: -|y + 14| = -2
Multiply both sides of the equation by -1 to get: |y + 14| = 2
Since |2| = 2, and |-2| = 2, we can conclude the following:
Either y + 14 = 2, which means y =
-12Or y + 14 = -2, which means y =
-16So, the sum of the possible solutions =
-12 +
-16 =
-28Answer: A