12y-2
-6p+2.5
-18+1.75r
-20b+2.4
1.5r+15=2.25r
Combine like terms: 1.5r+15-1.5r=2.25r-1.5r
15=0.75r
Get the unknown alone: 15/.75=.75/.75r
20=r or r=20 :)
I got 3.825
your equation would be
(2x-1)(x+7)=72
when you distribute youd get
2x^2 +13x -7 =72
move the 72 over giving you
2x^2 +13x -79=0
i used the quadratic formula and the answer would be 3.825 because a negative answer wouldn’t make sense in this situation
