Drbob222, even if you just tell me that there is an answer to the following problem then i know that there is an answer because i've tried many ways and i can't get x alone.
-4(2x-3) = -8x +5
Is there an actual answer for this one?
No. There is no answer, the question is flawed, impossible.
No, it isnt. the initial step of -4 times 2 is -8, not -1 as you posted. Also, you added eight x to both sides in the second line, but it became a negative on the left. Cant do that.
-4x+12=8x+5
-4x-8x=5-12
-12x=-7
x=12/7
i think this mught be right
I apologize for the confusion in my previous response. Let's go through the steps together and find the correct answer for the given equation:
-4(2x-3) = -8x + 5
First, we need to simplify the left side of the equation by applying the distributive property:
-4 * 2x = -8x
-4 * -3 = 12
The equation now becomes:
-8x + 12 = -8x + 5
Next, we need to eliminate the -8x term from both sides of the equation.
To do this, we can subtract -8x from both sides:
-8x + 8x + 12 = -8x + 8x + 5
Simplifying further:
12 = 5
Uh oh! We have arrived at a contradiction where 12 is not equal to 5. This means that there is no possible value for x that would satisfy the equation. Therefore, the equation has no solution.
I apologize for any confusion caused.