Question
Solve the equation
p=−754
Alternative Form
p=−0.053˙
Evaluate
2p×78−8p=−6−2−2p
Simplify
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Evaluate
2p×78−8p
Multiply the terms
156p−8p
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(156−8)p
Subtract the numbers
148p
148p=−6−2−2p
Subtract the numbers
148p=−8−2p
Move the variable to the left side
148p+2p=−8
Add the terms
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Evaluate
148p+2p
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(148+2)p
Add the numbers
150p
150p=−8
Divide both sides
150150p=150−8
Divide the numbers
p=150−8
Solution
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Evaluate
150−8
Cancel out the common factor 2
75−4
Use b−a=−ba=−ba to rewrite the fraction
−754
p=−754
Alternative Form
p=−0.053˙
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