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Solve the equation (the answer might be no solution or “all real numbers “)8c+7c+6=66

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We have the equation:

8c + 7c + 6 = 66

We add the c terms, and add -6 to each side of the equation (to cancel the 6 on the left-hand side):

15c + 6 - 6 = 66 - 6

15c = 60

Now, we divide each side of the equation by 15:

15c/15 = 60/15

c = 4

So the value of the variable c is 4.

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