SOLUTION: can you explain to me how the problem {{{ 1/2x-8=14+1/2x}}} equals" no soultion"

Question 117361: can you explain to me how the problem equals" no soultion"
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let

So we get

Add 8 to both sides

Subtract w from both sides

Combine like terms on the left side

Combine like terms on the right side

Simplify

Since this equation is never true for any w value, this means there are no solutions.
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