Question

How do you solve `-2p - 2= - 5- 2( p + 5)`?

Answer 1

Refer to explanation

Explanation:

`-2p-2=-5-2(p+5)`

This is the equation ^^

Let's focus on the right side
`-2(p+5)`
First we distribute the brackets/parentheses using this
`a(b+c)=ab+ac`
So using this it would be
`-2*p-2*5`
Then we take `5xx2=10`
So `-2p-10`.

Now we will add in the `-5`.
`-5-2p-10` We will put the variable `p` to the left and the numbers to the right.

`-2p-5-10` which is equal to `-2p-15` Then now you take the equation on the left. (`-2p-2`) From this, it means that

`-2p-2=-2p-15` And this does not make sense.

So, this equation is unsolvable.