Why am I trying to make the equation true? And why is there no solution? Solve 4 - (3 - x) = x + 5 for x.
SOLUTION
4-(3 - x) = x + 5
4 - 3+x= x + 5
x + 1 = x + 5
1 = 5
“No value of x makes this equation true. It is an example of an equation with no solution.”

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