SOLUTION: Can you solve step by step: 6(x-2)-16 = 3(2x-5)+11?

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Question 558210: Can you solve step by step: 6(x-2)-16 = 3(2x-5)+11?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given equation.


Distribute.


Combine like terms on the left side.


Combine like terms on the right side.


Add to both sides.


Subtract 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 x value, this means that there are no solutions.
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