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How many solutions can a single variable linear equation contain?

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no solution

infinite number of solutions

two solutions

one solution

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Answer:

One solution

Explanation:

As a generalization: an equation of degree n has n solutions. A quadratic equation has the second degree and thus two a solutions; a third degree equation has three, and so on. Thus, a first degree (linear) equation has one solution.

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