How do you solve $p-2= 5p + 4p - 8$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-12-20T23:18:00

Combine like terms and isolate the variable.

Get all the terms with $p$ on the left side of the $=$ sign and everything else on the right.

$p - 5p - 4p = - 8 + 2$

combine like terms

$-8p = -6$

divide both side by $-8$ to get only $p$ on the left

$(-8p)/(-8) = (-6)/(-8)$

$p = 6/8$ (6/8 is positive because two negatives is a positive)

reduce to lowest terms

$p = 3/4$

How do you solve p-2= 5p + 4p - 8p-2= 5p + 4p - 8?