What is the best way to classify each equation
6x+3(x-4)=8(x-3)
A. identity
B. contradiction
C. neither
@shinalcantara

Question

What is the best way to classify each equation
6x+3(x-4)=8(x-3) 
A. identity
B. contradiction
C. neither
@shinalcantara

shinalcantara · Answer

have you remembered what i did last time?
now you'll do it this time. 
6x +3(x-4) = 8(x-3)
distribute 3 to (x-4) and 8 to (x-3)

shinalcantara · Answer

what will you get?

anonymous · Answer

b? @shinalcantara

shinalcantara · Answer

6x +3(x-4) = 8(x-3)
6x + 3x - 12 = 8x - 3
9x - 12 = 8x - 3
are they equal?

anonymous · Answer

yea @shinalcantara

shinalcantara · Answer

no.  they are not
9x - 12 = 8x - 3
9x is not equal to 8x and -12 is not equal to -3
but there's a solution for we can simplify this as:
9x - 8x = -3 + 12
x = 9
since there's a solution then it's not contradiction
then it's C