Question

Please help 30 points!!

25 - 4x = 15 - 3x + 1 - x
Solve the equation and show your work. Tell whether it has one solution, an infinite number of
solutions, or no solutions, and identify each equation as an identity, a contradiction, or neither.

Answer 1

25-4x=16-4x
25-4x+4x=16-4x+4x
25=16
No solution
Contradiction

Answer 2

No solution

Contradiction.

Explanation:

25 - 4x = 15 - 3x + 1 - x

25 - 4x + 3x + x = 15 - 3x + 3x + 1 - x + x

25 = 16

which is absurd so there is no solution