document.write( "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 \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "when $\"p\"$ is decreased by $\"36\"$ , we write it as $\"p-36\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if the result is $\"8\"$ less than $\"one-third\"$ of $\"p\"$ . then we write it as $\"p%2F3-8\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "find $\"p\"$ : \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"p-36=p%2F3-8\"$ ...............solve for $\"p\"$ , first both sides multiply by $\"3\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"3p-3%2A36=3p%2F3-3%2A8\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"3p-108=p-24\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"3p-p=p-24%2B108\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"2p=84\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"p=84%2F2\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"p=42\"$ \r
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