document.write( "Question 227986: What is the appropriate property of equality to solve this equation 7r/12 = -14 \n" ); document.write( "
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\"%287r%29%2F%2812%29\"=\"%28-14%29%2F%281%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In this equation, you would cross multiply.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%287r%29%281%29\"=\"%2812%29%28-14%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "After multiplying:
\n" ); document.write( "\"%287r%29\"=\"%28-168%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now you would solve for r, you would want to get r by itself.
\n" ); document.write( "Divide 7 from both sides of the equation.
\n" ); document.write( "\"%287r%29%2F%287%29\"=\"%28168%29%2F%287%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "After dividing:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"r\"=\"24\"\r
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