Simplifying
8p + -4p = 2p + 6
Combine like terms: 8p + -4p = 4p
4p = 2p + 6
Reorder the terms:
4p = 6 + 2p
Solving
4p = 6 + 2p
Solving for variable 'p'.
Move all terms containing p to the left, all other terms to the right.
Add '-2p' to each side of the equation.
4p + -2p = 6 + 2p + -2p
Combine like terms: 4p + -2p = 2p
2p = 6 + 2p + -2p
Combine like terms: 2p + -2p = 0
2p = 6 + 0
2p = 6
Divide each side by '2'.
p = 3
Simplifying
p = 3