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Which of the following expressions is equivalent to 
(-55 r+77)/(-88 r-44) ?
Choose 1 answer:
(A) 
(-5r-7)/(-8r-4)
(B) 
(-5r+77)/(-8r-44)
(C) 
(-5r+7)/(-8r-4)
(D) 
(-5r+7)/(8r+4)

Which of the following expressions is equivalent to 55r+7788r44 \frac{-55 r+77}{-88 r-44} ?\newlineChoose 11 answer:\newline(A) 5r78r4 \frac{-5 r-7}{-8 r-4} \newline(B) 5r+778r44 \frac{-5 r+77}{-8 r-44} \newline(C) 5r+78r4 \frac{-5 r+7}{-8 r-4} \newline(D) 5r+78r+4 \frac{-5 r+7}{8 r+4}

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Q. Which of the following expressions is equivalent to 55r+7788r44 \frac{-55 r+77}{-88 r-44} ?\newlineChoose 11 answer:\newline(A) 5r78r4 \frac{-5 r-7}{-8 r-4} \newline(B) 5r+778r44 \frac{-5 r+77}{-8 r-44} \newline(C) 5r+78r4 \frac{-5 r+7}{-8 r-4} \newline(D) 5r+78r+4 \frac{-5 r+7}{8 r+4}
  1. Simplify numerator and denominator: Simplify the numerator and the denominator by finding a common factor.\newlineThe common factor for the numerator (55r+77)(-55r + 77) is 1111, and for the denominator (88r44)(-88r - 44) is 4444.
  2. Divide by common factors: Divide both the numerator and the denominator by their respective common factors.\newlineFor the numerator: (55r+77)11=5r+7\frac{(-55r + 77)}{11} = -5r + 7\newlineFor the denominator: (88r44)44=2r1\frac{(-88r - 44)}{44} = -2r - 1\newlineHowever, we need to divide the entire denominator by 44-44 to maintain the equivalence, which will change the signs.\newline(88r44)44=2r+1\frac{(-88r - 44)}{-44} = 2r + 1
  3. Write simplified expression: Write the simplified expression.\newlineThe simplified expression is (5r+7)/(2r+1)(-5r + 7) / (2r + 1).\newlineHowever, this is not one of the options provided, indicating a potential error in the previous step.

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