SOLUTION: -8r-7=24.

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Question 452808: -8r-7=24.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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-8r-7=24 Start with the given equation.


-8r=24%2B7 Add 7 to both sides.


-8r=31 Combine like terms on the right side.


r=%2831%29%2F%28-8%29 Divide both sides by -8 to isolate r.


r=-31%2F8 Reduce.


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Answer:

So the solution is r=-31%2F8