Question

What should be done to both sides of the equation in order to solve p - 17 = -23?

The number 17 should be subtracted.
The number 17 should be added.
The number -23 should be subtracted.
The number -23 should be added.

Answer 1

any ideas ?

Answer 2

c

Answer 3

?

Answer 4

no....
p - 17 = -23
you want p by itself, and if you notice, if you add 17 to both sides you can get p by itself
p - 17 + 17 = -23 + 17--combine like terms
p = -23 + 17
p = -6

so you would add 17 to both sides

understand ?

Answer 5

no really lol

Answer 6

so B

Answer 7

?

Answer 8

p - 17 = -23
remember this, if you want something moved to the other side of the equal sign, do the opposite of what it is showing. Here you want -17 on the other side. So you would add 17, making the 17's on the left side cancel out.
p - 17 + 17 = -23 + 17...and then just combine like terms and solve for p.

If your problem said :
p + 17 = -23.....you want the 17 on the other side, so do the opposite...the opposite of + is -, so you would subtract 17 from both sides.
p + 17 - 17 = -23 - 17...and the 17's cancel out on the left side.

Answer 9

yes...answer is B

Answer 10

ok