How many solutions does the equation have?11x – 6 = 8 (2x + 3)A. Only 1 solution B. No solutions C. Infinitely many solutions

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MAZux · Answer 1 · 2023-09-10T13:02:10+0000

In order to solve this equation, we can do the following steps:

$\begin{gathered} 11x-6=8(2x+3)\\ \\ 11x-6=16x+24\\ \\ 11x-16x=24+6\\ \\ -5x=30\\ \\ x=(30)/(-5)=-6 \end{gathered}$

The only solution is x = -6, therefore the correct option is A.