SOLUTION: solve: -4(2n-5)=-8n-20

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Question 335501: solve: -4(2n-5)=-8n-20
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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-4%282n-5%29=-8n-20 Start with the given equation.


-8n%2B20=-8n-20 Distribute.


-8n=-8n-20-20 Subtract 20 from both sides.


-8n%2B8n=-20-20 Add 8n to both sides.


0n=-20-20 Combine like terms on the left side.


0n=-40 Combine like terms on the right side.


0=-40 Simplify.


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