Wouldn't 5(2x-4)=4x-2(1-3x) be an impossible solution?

OH NO! CPhill, you didn’t catch CDD did you?!

Maybe Melody can give you a transfusion. She seems to escape its clutches quickly. Maybe she developed an immunity during her professional teaching years.

5(2x-4)=4x-2(1-3x)

10x-20=4x-2-6x

10x-20=-2x-2

12x-20=-2

12x=18

x=1.5

so im pretty sure it is possible... unless i did something wrong

o no I did it wrong. I had gotten 0=18 but i did something wrong. THX!

anytime! mistakes happen :)

5(2x-4)=4x-2(1-3x)  simplify

10x - 20 = 4x - 2 + 6x

10x - 20  = 10x - 2     subtract 20x from both sides

-20 = -2

And this is impossible.....thus, no solution exists.....

ugh im so sorry! im doing everything wrong right now

Don't worry, saseflower.....the other day, I couldn't seem to answer any questions correctly....we all go through bad "patches" .....  I gave you points for a good effort.......

okay thank you CPhill

YES I THINK THAT YOU ARE CORRECT NAUSEATED.

UNFORTUNATELY MY IMMUNITY TO CDD IS NOT TOTAL.

IT IS A RECURRING ILLNESS - IT RECURS IN WAVES AND THEN GOES INTO REMISSION FOR A TIME.

IT IS A GOOD THING THAT CPHILL RECOVERED QUICKLY FROM HIS MOST RECENT RECURRENCE.

YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS OF COURSE NAUSEATED.

YOU SUFFER FROM THESE RECURRENCES AS WELL.  

THIS IS WHY YOU ARE SO HARD ON THOSE WHO SUFFER - YOU SEE YOU OWN WEAKNESS IN THEM.

'TIS SAD INDEED.