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Solve the following equation for 
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-3(4x+5)=-12 x-14

Solve the following equation for x x . Express your answer in the simplest form.\newline3(4x+5)=12x14 -3(4 x+5)=-12 x-14 \newline

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Q. Solve the following equation for x x . Express your answer in the simplest form.\newline3(4x+5)=12x14 -3(4 x+5)=-12 x-14 \newline
  1. Distribute 3-3: First, distribute the 3-3 across the terms inside the parentheses.\newline3(4x+5)=3×4x+(3)×5-3(4x+5) = -3 \times 4x + (-3) \times 5\newlineThis simplifies to:\newline12x15=12x14-12x - 15 = -12x - 14
  2. Eliminate x terms: Next, we observe that we have 12x-12x on both sides of the equation. We can add 12x12x to both sides to eliminate the x terms.(12x15)+12x=(12x14)+12x(-12x - 15) + 12x = (-12x - 14) + 12xThis simplifies to:15=14-15 = -14
  3. Identify inconsistency: We now see that we have a statement that says 15=14-15 = -14, which is not true. This indicates that there is no solution for xx that would satisfy the original equation. The equation is inconsistent.

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