How to solve this question in simple equqtions formula 4 = 5 (p - 2)

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Answer 1

Start by distributing the 5 to everything in the parenthesis.

 

Thus you would have   4 = 5p - 10

 

We are trying to isolate p so move the 10 to the other side of the equals sign by adding.

 

4 +10 = 5p -10 +10  The 10's on the right will cancel, and on the right do the adding.

 

14 = 5p  Now a number next to a variable is multiplying.  

              The opposite of multiplying is dividing, so divide both sides by 5.

 

14/5 = 5p/5

 

14 = p  (The solution)

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