SOLUTION: Solve 3/r-3=3/5r

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Question 452249: Solve 3/r-3=3/5r
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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3/(r-3) = 3/5r Parentheses avoid confusion.
15r=3(r-3) Multiply each side by 5r(r-3)
15r=3r-9
12r=-9
r=-9/12
=-3/4
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Ed