document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=696940>Question 696940</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the value of p if 2(p + 4)= 7p + 2 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #429504 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=PRMath><B>PRMath(133)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=PRMath><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=429504\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2(p + 4) = 7p + 2  <---- original problem\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2p + 8 = 7p + 2  <---- distributed the 2 to \"p\" and to \"4\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-7p .....     -7p <---- subtracted 7p from both sides of the equation<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-5p + 8 = 2  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "  .....   -8 ....  -8  <---- subtracted 8 from both sides of the equation<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-5p = -6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-5p%29%2F-5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-5p%29%2F-5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-6%29%2F-5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-6%29%2F-5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  <----divide both sides by -5 to isolate the 'p'\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "p = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%286%2F5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%286%2F5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Does this work?  We can plug in the answer into \"p\" in the original problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2(p + 4) = 7p + 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%286%29%2F%285%29+%2B+4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%286%29%2F%285%29+%2B+4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >) = 7<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%286%2F5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%286%2F5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2812%2F5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2812%2F5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + 8 = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2842%2F5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2842%2F5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2812%2F5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2812%2F5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > +<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2840%2F5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2840%2F5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2842%2F5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2842%2F5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2810%2F5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2810%2F5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2852%2F5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2852%2F5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2852%2F5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2852%2F5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now we can see that yes, the solution works. :-)\r<BR>\n" );
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