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How many solutions are there to this problem?

 

5(30x-8)=12(33-4x)

 Nov 4, 2016
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It's a linear equation, so it will only have either one solution, no solutions, or infinite slutions.......

 

5(30x-8)=12(33-4x)  simplify

 

150x - 40  = 396 - 48x     add 48x and 40 to both sides

 

198x = 436   divide both sides by 198

 

x  = 436/198 = 218/99

 

 

cool cool cool

 Nov 4, 2016

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