Question

Can someone please show me step by step how to work this?
-4 (r+6)= -63

Answer 1

first you want to get rid of the -4, what will you have to do to get rid of it?

Answer 2

hint: you would want to do the opposite of -4(r+6)
if the -4 is being multiplied, then what would be the opposite of multiplying?

Answer 3

\[r= (63/4) - 6 = 9.75\]

Answer 4

follow the steps given above and match with the result in the later part.

Answer 5

so I need to divide by 4 to get rid of the -4

Answer 6

yep, by -4

Answer 7

on both sides?

Answer 8

yep :)

Answer 9

so it gets rid of the -4 and leaves (r+6) = 15.75 ?

Answer 10

@littlenugget when you are done here, do you think you can help me with my question please?

Answer 11

@kmp96
yep :) and now you'd have to get rid of the 6
so what would you do?

Answer 12

@ebonyninja
sure i'll try :) can you send me the link?

Answer 13

subtract 6?

Answer 14

yes!!!

Answer 15

so you would get _____

Answer 16

and that's my answer?!

Answer 17

yep, and that'll be your answer :)

Answer 18

http://openstudy.com/study#/updates/523c7290e4b0fbf3cc7b9187 @littlenugget Thank you so much!

Answer 19

thank you!!!

Answer 20

no prob ;)