SOLUTION: -7r-8=-14

Question 373436: -7r-8=-14
Found 2 solutions by robertb, fractalier:
Answer by robertb(5830) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
-7r - 8 = -14,
-7r = -14 + 8,
-7r = -6,
r = 6/7.
Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Okay, from
-7r - 8 = -14
we wish to get r by itself...this is a two-step process...first we have to add eight to both sides...we get
-7r = -6
then we divide both sides by -7 and get
r = -6/-7 = 6/7
We can check by plugging this into the original equation.
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