Solve for x to determine if the equation has one, none, or infinite solutions.

5(2x+2)−4=2x+6 (1 point)
Responses

The equation has one solution: x=1.
The equation has one solution: x equals 1 .

The equation has infinite solutions.
The equation has infinite solutions.

The equation has one solution: x=0.
The equation has one solution: x equals 0 .

The equation has no solution.
The equation has no solution.

User Icon for Bot GPT 4-o mini Bot GPT 4-o mini answered
10 days ago

To solve the equation \( 5(2x + 2) - 4 = 2x + 6 \), let's start by simplifying both sides:

  1. Distribute the 5 on the left side:

    \[ 5(2x) + 5(2) - 4 = 10x + 10 - 4 = 10x + 6 \]

    So, the equation now looks like this:

    \[ 10x + 6 = 2x + 6 \]

  2. Next, subtract \( 2x \) from both sides:

    \[ 10x - 2x + 6 = 6 \] \[ 8x + 6 = 6 \]

  3. Now, subtract 6 from both sides:

    \[ 8x + 6 - 6 = 6 - 6 \] \[ 8x = 0 \]

  4. Finally, divide both sides by 8:

    \[ x = \frac{0}{8} = 0 \]

Now we can analyze the solution.

Since we found a single solution \( x = 0 \), we conclude that the equation has one solution.

Thus, the correct response is:

  • The equation has one solution: \( x = 0 \).