SOLUTION: What is -p - 24 = -8? I tried to solve it and I got -16. But when I check -16 - 24 it equals -40. First I did -p - 24 = -8 +24 +24 -p = 16

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: What is -p - 24 = -8? I tried to solve it and I got -16. But when I check -16 - 24 it equals -40.
First I did -p - 24 = -8
+24 +24
-p = 16
-1(-p) = -1(16)
p = -16
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