How do you solve #2( a - 3) = 4a - ( 2a - 6)#?
2 Answers
First, simplify
then solve, remembering PEMDAS(parentheses, exponents, multiply, divide, add, subtract) go in order
Explanation:
then you combine like terms
add six to both sides
since this is not mathematically possible, our equation has no solutions. A given quantity can't be equal to that given quantity plus
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No solutions
Explanation:
On the left, we can distribute the
Combining like terms on the right gives us
We cannot subtract six from a value and have it be equal to that value plus
To further solve this equation, we get
There are no
Hope this helps!