SOLUTION: 8(2x-7)=2(8x+9)

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Question 644085: 8(2x-7)=2(8x+9)
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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8%282x-7%29=2%288x%2B9%29 Start with the given equation.


16x-56=16x%2B18 Distribute.


16x=16x%2B18%2B56 Add 56 to both sides.


16x-16x=18%2B56 Subtract 16x from both sides.


0x=18%2B56 Combine like terms on the left side.


0x=74 Combine like terms on the right side.


0=74 Simplify.


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