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Solve the equation −4p+9=−5

User Abe Gold
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Answer:

p=3.5

Explanation:

-4p+9=-5

-9

-4p=-14

p=3.5

User Brantley Blanchard
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Answer:

p = 7/2 or 3.5

Explanation:

-4p + 9 = -5

-4p = -14 (subtracted 9 from both sides)

p = -14/-4 = 7/2

User William Langlois
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