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How many solutions does 6(4s+12)=8(3s-14) have?

User Yongwei Wu
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Answer:

0 (no solutions)

Explanation:

Eliminating parentheses, the equation becomes ...

24s +72 = 24s -112

184 = 0 . . . . . . . . . . . add 112 -24s to both sides

There is no value of the variable s that will make this true. The equation has no solutions.

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