SOLUTION: how do you solve this equation p-1=5p+3p-8

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Question 270901: how do you solve this equation p-1=5p+3p-8
Answer by JBarnum(2146) About Me  (Show Source):
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p-1=5p%2B3p-8 get all the p's on one side then add like terms
p-1-p=8p-8-p
-1=7p-8
-1%2B8=7p-8%2B8
7%2F7=7p%2F7
1=p