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How do you solve this math problem?

5 = 12 + 4

User Ken Benoit
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you add 12 to 4 to get 16 and then you discover that this is not an equation because the left and right side of the equals sign are not the same
User Wes Winder
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It’s called a “false equation” bc their is no way to solve it. 16 does NOT equal 5.
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