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How can i tell that there's multiple solutions?

How can i tell that there's multiple solutions?-example-1
User Steve Burns
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Try to solve the problem in different ways, if you get the same answer every time then there a multiple solutions, when they teach you those problems in class, pay attention to if they shout you how to solve the problem in different ways.

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User Vibhas
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Answer:

  • C. infinitely many solutions

Explanation:

We can tell that an equation has multiple/ infinitely many solutions if we try to solve it and get a variable or a number equal to itself.

Let's solve the given equation and see what we'll get :-


\sf 15-10b-6=-10b+9

Add 10b to both sides:-


\sf 15-10b-6+10b=-10b+9+10b

Simplify:-


\sf 15-6=9

Subtract:-


\sf 15-6=9


\sf 9=9

As we can see, both sides ended up equal, therefore, this equation has infinitely many solutions!

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