Question

What is 8(2x+5)=16x+40?

Answer 1

Answer:

x = infinite amount of solutions

General Formulas and Concepts:

Pre-Algebra

Order of Operations: BPEMDAS

1. Brackets
2. Parenthesis
3. Exponents
4. Multiplication
5. Division
6. Addition
7. Subtraction

• Left to Right

Equality Properties

Step-by-step explanation:

Step 1: Define Equation

8(2x + 5) = 16x + 40

Step 2: Solve for x

1. Distribute 8:                                  16x + 40 = 16x + 40
2. Subtract 40 on both sides:          16x = 16x
3. Divide 16 on both sides:               x = x

Here we see that x does indeed equal x.

∴ x has an infinite amount of solutions.