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3p-4=8and 2p=4 is it equivalent

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3p-4=8
3p=12
p=4

2p=4
p=2

So no, they are not equivalent.

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User Crawler
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3p-4=8
+4 on both sides to get
3p=12
divide each side by 3 to get p=4

2p=4
divide off 2 on both sides to get
p=2

Is 2=4? If it is then it is equivelent, if it isnt then theyre not.
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