Question

What is the solution to the equation –3(x + 5) = -3(x + 1)?

Answer 1

`-3\left(x+5\right)=-3\left(x+1\right)?​`

First, apply the distributive property to solve the parenthesis

`(-3)x+(-3)5=(-3)x+(-3)1?​`
`-3x-15=-3x-3`

Add and subtract like terms:

`-3x+3x=-3+15`
`0=12`

The equation has no solution.