How many solutions can be found for the linear equation?

4(x + 5)/2 - 5 = (4x + 1)/2

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To solve the linear equation

\[ \frac{4(x + 5)}{2} - 5 = \frac{4x + 1}{2}, \]

we start by simplifying both sides.

First, simplify the left-hand side:

\[ \frac{4(x + 5)}{2} = \frac{4x + 20}{2} = 2x + 10. \]

So, the left-hand side becomes:

\[ 2x + 10 - 5 = 2x + 5. \]

For the right-hand side, we simplify \(\frac{4x + 1}{2}\) as it is:

\[ \frac{4x + 1}{2} = 2x + \frac{1}{2}. \]

Now, we rewrite the equation with these simplifications:

\[ 2x + 5 = 2x + \frac{1}{2}. \]

Next, we can eliminate \(2x\) from both sides:

\[ 5 = \frac{1}{2}. \]

This statement is clearly false, indicating that there are no \(x\) values that satisfy the original equation.

Therefore, the conclusion is that there are no solutions to the linear equation.