SOLUTION: Please help me solve this: 7r-(2r+8)=32

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Question 13354: Please help me solve this: 7r-(2r+8)=32
Found 2 solutions by smik, JimMarshall:
Answer by smik(40) About Me  (Show Source):
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You factor everything out. As there is a negative (or as some would say - a subtraction sign) in front of (2r+8) you have to multiply everything insided the brackets by -1, which gives us:


7r-2r-8=32


Then you add the like terms:


5r-8=32


You add 8 to each side:


5r=40


And you divide each side by 5:


r=8

Answer by JimMarshall(82) About Me  (Show Source):
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7r - ( 2r + 8 ) = 32
==> 7r - 2r - 8 = 32
==> 5r = 32 + 8
==> 5r = 40
== r = 8
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