SOLUTION: solve the equation -5d-24=-4(d+6)-d answers a:-5 b c:all numbers d:-24

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Question 628274: solve the equation -5d-24=-4(d+6)-d answers a:-5 b c:all numbers d:-24
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-5d-24=-4%28d%2B6%29-d Start with the given equation.


-5d-24=-4d-24-d Distribute.


-5d-24=-5d-24 Combine like terms on the right side.


-5d=-5d-24%2B24 Add 24 to both sides.


-5d%2B5d=-24%2B24 Add 5d to both sides.


0d=-24%2B24 Combine like terms on the left side.


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


0=0 Simplify.


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


So there are an infinite number of solutions.


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