Answer:
[tex]|x - 85| = 12[/tex]
[tex]x = 73 \ (smaller\ number )[/tex]
[tex]x = 97 \ (larger \ number )[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
From the question we are told that
The grade is [tex]k = 85\%[/tex]
The variation is [tex]v = 12 \%[/tex]
Generally the absolute value equation is mathematically represented as
[tex]|x - 85| = 12[/tex]
=> [tex]x -85 = \pm 12[/tex]
So
[tex]x = 85 + 12[/tex]
[tex]x = 97 \ (larger \ number )[/tex]
And
[tex]x = -12 + 85[/tex]
=> [tex]x = 73 \ (smaller\ number )[/tex]
