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3+r/-4=6 please answer

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Answer:

r = -27

Explanation:


(3+r)/(-4)=6\qquad\text{multiply both sides by (-4)}\\\\(-4\!\!\!\!\diagup^1)\cdot(3+r)/(-4\!\!\!\!\diagup_1)=(-4)(6)\\\\3+r=-24\qquad\text{subtract 3 from both sides}\\\\3-3+r=-24-3\\\\r=-27

User Oleg Ivanytskyi
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Answer:

r = -12

Explanation:


3+(r)/(-4)=6\\\\(r)/(-4)=3 \qquad\text{subtract 3}\\\\r=-12 \qquad\text{multiply by -4}

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If the numerator is (3+r), parentheses are needed. In that case, r=-27.

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