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7|r-5|+9=86 solve for x

User Nitin Midha
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Answer:

86-9 = 77

77/7 = 11

|r-5| = 11

r = -6, 16

User TheVerse
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Explanation:

7|r-5|+9=86

7|r-5|=86-9

7|r-5|=77

|r-5|=11

r-5=11 or r-5 = -11

r = 16

or

r = -6

User SirBT
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