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What is 3x -1 = 3x + 7

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It's an equation with no solution.

A solution is the number that 'x' must be in order to
make the equation a true statement.

Subtract 3x from each side, and you have -1 = +7

There's NO value for 'x' that can make that statement true.
So the equation has no solution.
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