absolute value word problem

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According to a poll for an upcoming school board election, 40% of voters are likely to vote for the incumbent. The poll shows a margin of error of ± 3 percentage points. Write and solve an absolute value equation to find the least and greatest percents of voters v likely to vote for the incumbent.

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Number of voters are x

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Greatest number and least number = x*0.4+|0.03|x


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