Question

How do you solve `6x - 5 + 8x - 6 = 8x + 6x + 11`?

Answer 1

There is no solution.

Explanation:

Solve:

`6x-5+8x-6=8x+6x+11`

If we look carefully at both sides, you can see that `14x` is on both sides, which means that they will cancel each other, leaving `-11=11`, which means that there is no solution to this problem.

Work it out:
Combine like terms on both sides.

`14x-11=14x+11`

Subtract `14x` from both sides.

`color(red)cancel(color(black)(14x))-color(red)cancel(color(black)(14x))-11=11`

Simplify.

`-11!=11`

No solution.