Question

How

many solutions are there to the equation below?
4(x - 5) = 3x + 7
A. One solution
B. No solution
O C. Infinitely many solutions
SUB

Answer 1

Explanation:

Let's simplify that before we make the decision, shall we? We'll get rid of the parenthesis by distribution and then combine like terms.

4x - 20 = 3x + 7 and combining like terms and getting everything on one side of the equals sign:

1x - 27 = 0. Since that x has a power of 1 on it (linear), that means we have only 1 solution. If that was an x², we would have 2 solutions; if that was an x³, we would have 3 solutions, etc.

Answer 2

A one solution

Explanation:

4(x - 5) = 3x + 7

Distribute

4x - 20 = 3x+7

Subtract 3x from each side

4x-3x-20 = 3x+7-3x

x -20 = 7

Add 20 to each side

x -20+20 = 7+20

x = 27

There is one solution