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Solve the equation -6p - 21 = 3p - 12
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Solve the equation -6p - 21 = 3p - 12
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1st combine like terms by moving all of the terms with p to one side, and all of the other terms to the other side.
-6p - 21 = 3p -12
-21+12=6p+3p
-9=9p
Divide out the coefficient from both sides
-9/9 = 9p/9
The final answer is
-1=p
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The soultion Is
p = -1
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