SOLUTION: 18 - 5r - 5 = -17 solve for r

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Question 938500: 18 - 5r - 5 = -17 solve for r
Answer by rameens_99(10) About Me  (Show Source):
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18-5r-5= -17 (combine like terms that are on the SAME side of the equal sign)
13-5r= -17 (now subtract 13 from both sides)
-5r= -30 (divide -5 by -30)
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So r= 6





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