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Algebra.Com's Answer #169088 by Edwin McCravy(20060)\"\" \"About 
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document.write( "Consider the \"-r\" as \"-1r\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"-1r=38\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by the coefficient of \"r\", which\r\n" );
document.write( "is \"-1\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%28-1r%29%2F%28-1%29=38%2F%28-1%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%28cross%28-1%29r%29%2F%28cross%28-1%29%29=38%2F%28-1%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"r=-38\"\r\n" );
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