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Question
$$3-5 = 5+11$$
Answer
This equation has no solution.
Explanation
$$ \begin{aligned} 3-5 &= 5+11&& \text{simplify left and right hand side} \\[1 em]-2 &= 16&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$
Since the statement $ \color{red}{ -2 = 16 } $ is FALSE, we conclude that the equation has no solution.
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