Solution - Linear equations with one unknown

Step by step solution :

Step  1  :

Pulling out like terms :

 1.1     Pull out like factors :

   40j - 16  =   8 • (5j - 2) 

Equation at the end of step  1  :

Step  2  :

Equations which are never true :

 2.1      Solve :    8   =  0

This equation has no solution.
A a non-zero constant never equals zero.

Solving a Single Variable Equation :

 2.2      Solve  :    5j-2 = 0 

 Add  2  to both sides of the equation : 
                      5j = 2
Divide both sides of the equation by 5:
                     j = 2/5 = 0.400

One solution was found :