Answers:
#1: infinite solutions; #2: no solutions
Step-by-step explanations:
Steps for #1
3(2x+7)=13+4(x+2)+2x
6x+21=13+4x+8+2x
6x+21=21+6x
6x=6x
x=x
After completing the steps to find the value of x using Order of Operations, we see that in the end, the answer we have is x=x. We can easily conclude that x is equal to any number because the final answer in this exercise is always whatever the value of x is. For example, if x=4, our final answer would be 4.
Steps for #2
5(6x+8)=9x-10+21x
30x+40=30x-10
40=-10
Here, we see that once we've completed the steps using the Order of Operations, we come out with the answer 40=-10, which is not true on any terms. Therefore we can simply conclude that the answer for #2 is "no solutions."
If you have any trouble figuring out how I got my answers, please refer back to the steps I used to get the answers.
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