document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=152854>Question 152854</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve <BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(-5 + 4p)- (-(-2to2nd power))p= -5p(-3to0power -(-1)3power)-/-9/<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #112411 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mducky2><B>mducky2(62)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mducky2><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=112411\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I hope this is what the problem looks like. If not, reply back to my answer and I'll make the corrections.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<br>We faced with anything with parentheses and absolute value sings, the first thing to do is to try to simplify anything inside them:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2A%28-5+%2B+4p%29+-+%28-+%28-4%29%29%2Ap+=+-5p%2A%28-1%29-%28-1%29%5E3+-+9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2A%28-5+%2B+4p%29+-+%28-+%28-4%29%29%2Ap+=+-5p%2A%28-1%29-%28-1%29%5E3+-+9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2A%28-5+%2B+4p%29+-+highlight%28-+%28-4%29%29%2Ap+=+-5p%2A%28-1%29-+highlight%28%28-1%29%5E3%29+-+9 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2A%28-5+%2B+4p%29+-+4p+=+-5p%2A%28-1%29-%28-1%29+-+9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2A%28-5+%2B+4p%29+-+4p+=+-5p%2A%28-1%29-%28-1%29+-+9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<br>Now it should be much easier to multiply out everything else:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-15+%2B+12p+-+4p+=+5p+%2B+1+-+9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-15+%2B+12p+-+4p+=+5p+%2B+1+-+9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-15+%2B+highlight%2812p+-+4p%29+=+5p+%2B+highlight%281+-+9%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-15+%2B+highlight%2812p+-+4p%29+=+5p+%2B+highlight%281+-+9%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-15+%2B+8p+=+5p+-+8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-15+%2B+8p+=+5p+-+8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<br>In order to solve it, we need to put all the variables on one side and all the numbers on the other:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-15+%2B+8p+-+5p+=+5p+-+5p+-+8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-15+%2B+8p+-+5p+=+5p+-+5p+-+8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It looks like p = 7/3.  </SPAN>\n" );
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