SOLUTION: How do you solve 7p+8(2-1p) = p - 3?

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Question 577307: How do you solve 7p+8(2-1p) = p - 3?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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7p%2B8%282-p%29=p-3 Start with the given equation.


7p%2B16-8p=p-3 Distribute.


-p%2B16=p-3 Combine like terms on the left side.


-p=p-3-16 Subtract 16 from both sides.


-p-p=-3-16 Subtract p from both sides.


-2p=-3-16 Combine like terms on the left side.


-2p=-19 Combine like terms on the right side.


p=%28-19%29%2F%28-2%29 Divide both sides by -2 to isolate p.


p=19%2F2 Reduce.


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Answer:

So the solution is p=19%2F2