SOLUTION: -4(2x-3) = -8x + 5

Question 99370: -4(2x-3) = -8x + 5
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given equation

Distribute

Subtract 12 from both sides

Add 8x to 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 there are no solutions.
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