How do you solve $x+ 5x + 4= 3( 2x - 1)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-09-09T11:39:28

There is no solution; this equation is inconsistent.

If $color(red)(x+5x+4)=color(blue)(3(2x-1))$

$rarr color(red)(6x+4) = color(blue)(6x-3)$

$rarr color(red)(4) = color(blue)(-3)$

Since this is impossible, the original equation can not be not valid.

How do you solve x+ 5x + 4= 3( 2x - 1)x+ 5x + 4= 3( 2x - 1)?