document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=338150>Question 338150</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Help me solve... (8r-3)-(7r+1)=-5 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "8r - 3 - 7r - 1 = -5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8r - 7r - 4 = -5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r - 4 = -5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Adding '4' to both sides of the equation, we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r = -1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hence,solution to the given equation is r = -1. </SPAN>\n" );
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