Question

Solve the following linear equation.

4x+8=4(x+4)−8

Answer 1

The equation 4x+8=4(x+4)−8 can be simplified by distributing the 4 on the right side of the equation:

4x+8=4x+16-8

Subtracting 4x from both sides:

8=16-8+8

Which simplifies to:

8=8

This is a true statement, so x could be any real number. The solution to the equation is x is any real number or x∈R.