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0.8(12.5x+7)=2(5x+11)

 Nov 11, 2014

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0.8(12.5x + 7)  =  2(5x + 11)

Distributing:

10x + 5.6  =  10x + 22

Subtracting 10x from both sides:

    5.6  =  22

Impossible!  This is not an equation ... No answer ...

 Nov 12, 2014
 #1
avatar+23254 
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Best Answer

0.8(12.5x + 7)  =  2(5x + 11)

Distributing:

10x + 5.6  =  10x + 22

Subtracting 10x from both sides:

    5.6  =  22

Impossible!  This is not an equation ... No answer ...

geno3141 Nov 12, 2014

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