document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=373436>Question 373436</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> -7r-8=-14 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "-7r - 8 = -14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we wish to get r by itself...this is a two-step process...first we have to add eight to both sides...we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-7r = -6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then we divide both sides by -7 and get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r = -6/-7 = 6/7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We can check by plugging this into the original equation. </SPAN>\n" );
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