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Answer:

5

Explanation:

If you subtract the same thing from both sides, and you are left with 0 = 0, there are infinitely many solutions.

5x + 5 = 5x + ____

Subtract 5x from both sides.

5 = ____

What do you need on the right side, so that when you subtract the same number from both sides you end up with 0 = 0? Answer: 5.

5 = 5

Subtract 5 from both sides.

0 = 0

Let's go back to the original problem, and use a 5 in the blank.

5x + 5 = 5x + 5

Subtract 5x from both sides, and subtract 5 from both sides.

0 = 0

Since 0 = 0 is a true statement, the equation is true for every value of x.

Answer: 5

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