Answer
No solution.
Work Step by Step
$3x + 1 - (x - 5) = 2x - 4$
Expand $- (x - 5) = -x+5$
Rewrite the equation:
$3x + 1-x+5= 2x - 4$
Simplify:
$2x+6 = 2x - 4$
Subtract 6 from both sides:
$2x+6 -6= 2x - 4 - 6$
$2x=2x-10$
Subtract 2x from both sides:
$2x-2x=2x-2x-10$
$0=-10$
Thus, there is no solution to the equation.
