How do you solve $|n - 3 | = 5$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-08-05T21:18:05

$n=8$
$n=-2$

$n-3=5$
or
$n=5+3$
or
$n=8$ ------------------------Ans $1$
Now consider
$n-3=-5$
or
$n=3-5$
or
$n=-2$ -----------------------Ans $2$

How do you solve |n - 3 | = 5 |n - 3 | = 5?