How do you solve $-15c+7c+1=3-8c$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-05-01T17:14:51

See the solution process below:

We can rewrite the left side of the equation by combining like terms as:

$-8c + 1 = 3 - 8c$

We can now add $color(red)(8c)$ to each side of the equation to eliminate this common term:

$color(red)(8c) - 8c + 1 = 3 - 8c + color(red)(8c)$

$0 + 1 = 3 - 0$

However, $1 != 3$

Therefore there is no solution to this problem.

Or

The solution is the empty or null set: ${O/}$

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