4(x-3)-2+2x=5(3x-7)-9x
4x-12-r+2x=5(3x-7)-9
4x-12-r+2x=15x-35-9x
6x-12-r=15x-35-9x
6x-12-r=6x-35
add 12 to -35 which equals -23.
add 6x+6x it cancels out to 0.
-r=-23
to make r positive just add it -23
since 23 is already negative it would become a positive because a negative + negative= positive
answer: r=23