document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1013041>Question 1013041</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(-7+r)=-36 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Use the distributive property.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1) 3*-7=-21 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "3*r=3r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-21+3r= -36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2) Add 21 to both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-21+21=0 (it's canceled out) -36+21=-15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, we have 3r=-15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3) Divide by the number in front of the variable <BR>\n" );
document.write( "3r=-15 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "3r/3=r= -15/3=-5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4) r=-5 </SPAN>\n" );
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