SOLUTION: 5+3(p-4)=2(p+1)

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Question 810706: 5+3(p-4)=2(p+1)
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5+3(p-4)=2(p+1)
Open brackets.
5+3p-12=2p+2
Collect like terms
5-2-12=2p-3p
5-14=-p
-9=-p
p=9