how many solutions does the equation have?
4x+1=5+2(2x-4)
one solution
infinite solution
no solution
4x + 1 = 5 + 4x - 8 simplify
4x + 1 = 4x - 3 notice that this has no solution.......we can't add 1 to something and expect to get the same result by subtracting 3 from the same thing