How do you evaluate $(s-r)/t$ given r=-3, s=4, t=-7?

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Answer 1 · 2016-10-26T03:10:17

The answer is $-1$ .

Simplify: $(s-r)/t$ , where $r=-3$ , $s=4$ , and $t=-7$

Substitute the values for $r, s$ , and $t$ into the expression.

$(4-(-3))/(-7)$

Simplify the numerator.

$7/(-7)$

Simplify.

$-7/7=-1$

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