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-9 - 8x = -2(7 + 4x) pls help it won’t

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4 votes

Answer:

no solution

Explanation:

Given

- 9 - 8x = - 2(7 + 4x) ← distribute

- 9 - 8x = - 14 - 8x ( add 9 to both sides )

- 8x = - 5 - 8x ( add 8x to both sides )

0 = - 5 ← this is not possible

This indicates the equation has no solution

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