how many solutions does this equation have?

10r - 6r - 16 = 15 + 4r

1 answer

To determine how many solutions the equation \( 10r - 6r - 16 = 15 + 4r \) has, we can simplify and solve it.

First, simplify the left side:

\[ 10r - 6r = 4r \]

So the equation becomes:

\[ 4r - 16 = 15 + 4r \]

Next, let's subtract \( 4r \) from both sides:

\[ 4r - 4r - 16 = 15 + 4r - 4r \]

This simplifies to:

\[ -16 = 15 \]

The equation \(-16 = 15\) is not true and therefore, there are no values of \( r \) that can satisfy this equation.

Thus, the equation has no solutions.