Question

-5p - 20 = 3p - 10

Answer 1

combine like terms

Answer 2

Add 20 to both sides:

\(-5p = 3p - 10 + 20\)

Can you add -10 + 20?

Answer 3

10

Answer 4

Yep, that gives you:

\(-5p = 3p + 10\)

Now subtract 3p to both sides:

\(-5p - 3p = 10\)

Can you subtract -5p - 3p?

Answer 5

2p=10?

Answer 6

That's -5p - 3p, check again.

Answer 7

-8p = 10

Answer 8

Yep!

Answer 9

Now divide -8 to both sides, what do you get?

Answer 10

okay i got now, thank you

Answer 11

Okay, what did you get?