Question

How many solutions does the equation 3x − 7 = 4 + 6 + 4x 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

Infinitely Many

One

Zero

Answer 1

Simplify the right side: 3x − 7 = 4 + 6 + 4x = 10 + 4x.

Subtract 4x from both sides: 3x − 4x − 7 = 10 → −x − 7 = 10.

Add 7 to both sides: −x = 17 → x = −17.

Exactly one solution.