How do you simplify #13+ 20x = 4( 5x + 4)#?

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Answer 1 · 2017-10-15T23:27:44

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Let's simplify the expression first.

Start by distributing the #4# to everything in the parenthesis:

#4*5x=20x#

#4*4=16#

This gives us an expression in which the following occurs:

#13+20x=20x+16#

Subtract #13# to get the variable on the left side alone.

#20x=20x+3#

We must consolidate the variable now, so subtract #20x# to get the #3# alone:

#0x=3#

We cannot divide by a zero, therefore this answer has no solution.

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