SOLUTION: How do you solve? -31=8-6p-7p

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Question 715453: How do you solve? -31=8-6p-7p
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, checkley79:
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
-31=8-6p-7p
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Simplify:
-31 = 8-13p
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Subtract 8 from both sides:
-39 = -13p
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Divide both sides by -13 to get:
p = 3
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by checkley79(3341) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
-31=8-6p-7p
-31-8=-13P
-39=-13P
P=-39/-13
P=3 ANS.