SOLUTION: Problem 13, page 182: 3(2x+6)-5(x+8)=x-22

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Question 968994: Problem 13, page 182:

3(2x+6)-5(x+8)=x-22
Found 2 solutions by EdenWolf, ikleyn:
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Answer by ikleyn(52780) About Me  (Show Source):
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3(2x+6)-5(x+8)=x-22,

6x + 18 - 5x - 40 = x -22,

x - 22 = x - 22.

This is an identity.  Any value of  x  satisfies this identity.

Hence,  any value of  x  satisfies the original equation.
It has infinitely many solution:  all real numbers.