SOLUTION: when p is decreased by 36 the result is 8 less than one-third of p. find p. can u please help me

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Question 825886: when p is decreased by 36 the result is 8 less than one-third of p. find p. can u please help me
Answer by MathLover1(20849)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

when is decreased by , we write it as
if the result is less than of . then we write it as
find :
...............solve for , first both sides multiply by












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