Show that if x, y, z, and w are the first four terms of an arithmetic sequence, then x + w - y = z.

Girardo is using the model below to solve the equation . girardo uses the following steps: step 1 add 4 negative x-tiles to both sides step 2 add 1 negative unit tile to both sides step 3 the solution is which step could be adjusted so that gerardo's final step results in a positive x-value? in step 1, he should have added 4 positive x-tiles to both sides. in step 1, he should have added 3 negative x-tiles to both sides. in step 2, he should have added 4 negative unit tiles to both sides. in step 2, he should have added 1 positive unit tile to both sides.

Molly shared a spool of ribbon with 12 people. each person received 3 feet of ribbon. which equation can she use to find r, the number of feet of ribbon that her spool originally had?

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