document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=70760>Question 70760</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need to solve for R.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "92=R-.08R </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #50516 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><B>bucky(2189)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=50516\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=92=R-.08R ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"92=R-.08R\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Notice that 1R (or just R) and -0.08R are common terms and can be subtracted directly.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "When you do this subtraction, the result is 0.92R.  So now your equation is:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can solve for R by dividing both sides by 0.92.  The equation becomes:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Performing the division results in:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=100+=+R ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"100+=+R\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That's the answer.  Another approach you could take to get the same result is to factor R<BR>\n" );
document.write( "out of the Right side. If you do this factoring, you get:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=92+=+R%2A%281+-+0.08%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"92+=+R%2A%281+-+0.08%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The terms in the parentheses can be combined by subtraction to give you 0.92. The equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then becomes:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is the same result as we had before.  Just divide both sides by 0.92 and you end<BR>\n" );
document.write( "up with R = 100 again.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope this helps you with this problem. </SPAN>\n" );
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