Skip to main content
Solve for p
Tick mark Image

Similar Problems from Web Search

Share

-82=5p-\left(-10p\right)-73
To find the opposite of -10p+73, find the opposite of each term.
-82=5p+10p-73
The opposite of -10p is 10p.
-82=15p-73
Combine 5p and 10p to get 15p.
15p-73=-82
Swap sides so that all variable terms are on the left hand side.
15p=-82+73
Add 73 to both sides.
15p=-9
Add -82 and 73 to get -9.
p=\frac{-9}{15}
Divide both sides by 15.
p=-\frac{3}{5}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-9}{15} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3.