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How many solutions does 2(x-2)+2=2x-1 have?? Will mark as brainliest

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Plasma72
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  • 08-12-2017
Simplify the left side first by distributing the 2 across (x+2)

2x - 4 + 2 = 2x - 1

Simplify again

2x -2 = 2x -1

Subtract 2x from both sides

-2 = -1

This is obviously not true, and so the original equation has no solutions
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