SOLUTION: What is the answer to this problem? 5s=7s+1-2s

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Question 352241: What is the answer to this problem? 5s=7s+1-2s
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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5s=7s%2B1-2s Start with the given equation.


5s=1%2B5s Combine like terms on the right side.


5s-5s=1 Subtract 5s from both sides.


0s=1 Combine like terms on the left side.


0=1 Simplify.


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