SOLUTION: 7p+7=9-p

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Question 17056: 7p+7=9-p
Answer by tjnw79(57) About Me  (Show Source):
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7p+7=9-p
First lets start with the 7 subtract from both sides.
7p+-(-7)=9(-7)-p equals
7p=2-p
plus the negative p to both sides
(+p)+7p=2-p(+p)equals
8p=2
now take the 8 and divide by both the p and 2
%288p%2F8%29=%282%2F8%29%29 reduce number 2/8 to get
p= 1/4