document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=11270>Question 11270</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> need help with the equation -5r - 6 +4r = -r +2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solve for r. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "combine like terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-r-6=-r+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add r to both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-6=-2r+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract 2 from both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-8=-2r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide both sides by -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4=r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r=4 </SPAN>\n" );
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