Question

Solve the equation below and state the number of solutions. ¼( 8x- 16) + 2x = ½(10x - 8) - x Is -10 a solution to the equation above? Show your work and explain why or why not.

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that:

$\dfrac{1}{4 }(8x -16) + 2x = \dfrac{1}{2}(10x -8)-x$

Open brackets

$2x - 4+ 2x = 5x - 4 - x$

$- 4 = 4x-4$

$4x = 0$

x = 0/4

x = 0

Hence, x is not - 10