SOLUTION: How do you solve 4x - 5 = 4x + 10 ? I have tried to isolate the x variable, but keep coming up with 0 = 15! It doesn't make sense! Did the textbook have a misprint?

Question 334679: How do you solve 4x - 5 = 4x + 10 ? I have tried to isolate the x variable, but keep coming up with 0 = 15! It doesn't make sense! Did the textbook have a misprint?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
solve 4x - 5 = 4x + 10
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Subtract 4x from both sides
-5 = 10
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That is a contradiction.
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The "equation" is inconsistent because
the "x" on the left does not equal the
"x" on the right.
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There is no solution for the equation.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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