Answer:
No solutions
Explanation:
Pre-Solving
We are given the following equation:
-7 + 5x = 5x + 9
We want to solve it.
To solve, we need to isolate the variable (in this case, x) onto one side.
Solving
To start, we can add 7 to both sides to move -7 from the left side.
-7 + 5x = 5x + 9
+7 +7
_____________
5x = 5x + 16
Now, we can subtract 5x from both sides to get 5x off the right side.
5x = 5x + 16
-5x -5x
____________
0 = 16
As you can see, we have cleared out our variable completely, and we are left with 0 = 16, which is untrue.
This means that there are no values of x that will make the equation true, because no matter what the value of x will be, it will always simplify to become the untrue statement, 0 = 16.
Therefore, the equation has no solutions.