Electric fields caused by multiple charges

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Homework Statement


A particle with charge +7.88 μC is placed at the fixed position x = 3.00 m in an electric field of uniform strength 300 N/C, directed in the positive x direction. Find the position on the x-axis where the electric field strength of the resulting configuration is zero.


Homework Equations


E= K*Q / r^2


The Attempt at a Solution


I set up the equation with E = 0 but I'm not sure how you can solve it now for R since e = 0
 
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Find a value for r such that E becomes equal and opposite to 300N/C ie a point where the 2 fields cancel to zero.