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Solve the equation:
0.25r - 0.125 + 0.5r =0.5 +r
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0.25r- 0.125 + 0.5r= 0.5 +r
0.75r- 0.125= 0.5 +r ------ combine like terms
+ 0.125 + 0.125 ------- isolate the variable
0.75r = 0.625 + r
- r - r ------- combine like terms
-0.25r= 0.625
/-0.25 /-0.25 -------divide both sides by -0.25
r= -2.5

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