Question

Kendra used these steps to solve the equation

2x + 5 = 3 + 2(x + 1). Which choice describes the meaning of her result, 5 = 5?
Pls help I need it ASAP

Answer 1

It means that the equation has infinite solutions.

Step-by-step explanation:

Consider the given equation,
`2x +5 = 3 +2(x +1)`. If we distribute
`2` to
`x +1` and then add like terms, we then end up with equation
`2x +5 = 2x +5`. We can already tell that both sides of the equation ate exactly the same but they are just written differently. When both sides of equations are the same, we end up having infinite solutions.