On the first day of your garage sale, you earned 129x+ dollars. The next day you earned 22x dollars. Is it possible that you earned the same amount each day? Explain.

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asked Dec 12, 2022 86.4k views

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Martijn Thomas · Answer 1 · 2022-12-18T11:41:38+0000

Answer:

Yes, it is possible

Explanation:

It is possible because X does on the second day could be negative. It's a simple question, and you don't need to figure out the answer.

Basically, X on the second day could be a negative OR positive answer.