SOLUTION: -12a+8=8-12a

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Question 576567: -12a+8=8-12a
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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-12a%2B8=8-12a Start with the given equation.


-12a=8-12a-8 Subtract 8 from both sides.


-12a%2B12a=8-8 Add 12a to both sides.


0a=8-8 Combine like terms on the left side.


0a=0 Combine like terms on the right side.


0=0 Simplify.


Since this equation is always true for any a value, this means a can equal any number.


So there are an infinite number of solutions.