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Solve the following equation: -6(r + 38) = -8.
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Solve the following equation:
-6(r + 38) = -8.

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First open the parentheses: -6r - 228 = -8

Add 228 on both sides: -6r = 220

Make 6r positive: 6r = -220

Divide by 6: r = -(220/6)

Simplify: r = -(110/3)

r = -(110/3)

r as a decimal: 36.6666667

User Lavir The Whiolet
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Answer:

-110/3

Explanation:

-6(r+38)=-8

-6r-228=-8

-6r=-8+228

-6r=220

r=220/-6

r=-110/3

User Oleksiy Chystoprudov
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