document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=71673>Question 71673</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me figure out this problem: 8-3(p-4)=2p   Thank you! This is a problem that my teacher wrote out on the board. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Get rid of the parenthesis by using the distributive property. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "8-3p+12 = 2p<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add the 8 and the 12; Add 3p to both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20=5p<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide both sides by 5 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p=4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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