Question

How many solutions exist for the given equation?

12x + 1 = 3(4x + 1) – 2

zero
one
two
infinitely many

Answer 1

Do you know the distributive property?

Answer 2

You'll first have to distribute
3(4x+1)
do you know how to do that?

Answer 3

no
I'm not good at algebra and I'm in algebra 1

Answer 4

wait i got it

Answer 5

Its infinitely solutions

Answer 6

You multiply what is outside of the parenthesis by everything inside of the parenthesis
\(a(b+c)=ab+ac\)

Answer 7

\(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @LaurenFisher
Its infinitely solutions
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yep!