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How many solutions are there to the equation below?
8(x-3) = 7x- 20

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Answer:

x = 4 (ONE solution)

Explanation:

This is a first order linear equation, so we can expect 1 solution.

Multiplying out the left side, we get:

8x - 24 = 7x - 20, which simplifies to:

x = 4 (ONE solution)

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