How do you simplify $13+ 20x = 4( 5x + 4)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-10-15T23:27:44

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Let's simplify the expression first.

Start by distributing the $4$ to everything in the parenthesis:

$4*5x=20x$

$4*4=16$

This gives us an expression in which the following occurs:

$13+20x=20x+16$

Subtract $13$ to get the variable on the left side alone.

$20x=20x+3$

We must consolidate the variable now, so subtract $20x$ to get the $3$ alone:

$0x=3$

We cannot divide by a zero, therefore this answer has no solution.

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