Question

How many solutions does the equation 5m − 5m − 12 = 14 − 2 have?







Notes

Simplify the equation before making a decision.

"How many solutions?" means "How many values can be substituted for the variable to make the equation true?"

Group of answer choices

Zero

Infinitely Many

One

Answer 1

Simplify: 5m − 5m − 12 = 0·m − 12 = −12. The right side 14 − 2 = 12. So the equation becomes −12 = 12, which is false.

Therefore there are zero solutions.