4 (x+3) = 3x + 2 + x

Answer 1

To solve the equation, we can start by simplifying both sides of the equation.

4(x+3) = 3x + 2 + x

First, we distribute the 4 to both terms inside the parentheses:

4x + 12 = 3x + 2 + x

Next, we combine like terms on both sides of the equation:

4x + 12 = 4x + 2

Now, we want to isolate the x term on one side of the equation. We can do this by subtracting 4x from both sides:

4x - 4x + 12 = 4x - 4x + 2

12 = 2

Since 12 does not equal 2, this equation does not have a solution.