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OpenStudy (anonymous):

-8(x-2) = 2(8-4x)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

first use distributive property to clear parentheses

OpenStudy (natalieee):

what are you asking ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

is the answer all real numbers, no solution, 2 or 0

OpenStudy (natalieee):

no solution. because it equals 16=16

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I get it now. thank you for clarifying.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the answer is not "no solution".

OpenStudy (natalieee):

your welcome. medal me please.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

choices are: no x satisfies the equation, all x satisfies the equation, 2 does, or 0 does. Input a few of those numbers in place of x and see what happens... You'll find that "no solution" isn't the correct one.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it should be all real numbers. if 16=16 it is an identity

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yeah. for any value of x, 16 = 16.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

if you had something like -8=4 that would be no solution

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