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-5p + 3.5 = 8
WITH STEPS ON HOW YOU DID IT PLEASE

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4 votes
-5p + 3.5 = 8
-3.5 -3.5 subtract
-5p = 4.5
—— —— division
-5 -5

p = -1.1
User Jaybny
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move 3.5 to the other side, which makes it negative
-5p=8-3.5
-5p=4.5
divide both sides by -5
p= -0.9
User Dmytro Shvechikov
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