SOLUTION: What is -p - 24 = -8? I tried to solve it and I got -16. But when I check -16 - 24 it equals -40.
First I did -p - 24 = -8
+24 +24
-p = 16
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: What is -p - 24 = -8? I tried to solve it and I got -16. But when I check -16 - 24 it equals -40.
First I did -p - 24 = -8
+24 +24
-p = 16
-1(-p) = -1(16)
p = -16
Is this right?
This question is from textbook Prentice Hall Mathematics Algebra 1
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Yes this is correct.
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