SOLUTION: please help 4p-10=p+3p-2p

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4p-10=p+3p-2p

Found 3 solutions by oberobic, HyperBrain, edjones:
Answer by oberobic(2304)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Given:

Combining terms on the right-hand side:

which simplifies to:

Now, subtract 2p from both side:

which simplifies to:

Then add 10 to both sides:

which simplifies to:

Dividing through by 2 to remove the coefficient on p:

which simplifies to:

ALWAYS check your answer.
In this case, substitute the value 5 for p in the original equation.



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Answer by HyperBrain(694)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
_____4p-10=p+3p-2p
_____4p-10=(1+3-2)p
_____4p-10=(4-2)p
_____4p-10=2p
__4p-10-2p=2p-2p
(4p-2p)-10=0
_____2p-10=0
__2p-10+10=0+10
________2p=10
_________p=5 !!!

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Answer by edjones(8007)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
4p-10=p+3p-2p
4p-10=2p
2p=10 add 10-2p to both sides
p=5 divide each side by 2.
check:
4*5-10=5+3*5-2*5
20-10=5+15-10
10=10
Ed

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