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2p+60-7p=12
Subtract 7p from both sides.
-5p+60=12
Combine 2p and -7p to get -5p.
-5p=12-60
Subtract 60 from both sides.
-5p=-48
Subtract 60 from 12 to get -48.
p=\frac{-48}{-5}
Divide both sides by -5.
p=\frac{48}{5}
Fraction \frac{-48}{-5} can be simplified to \frac{48}{5} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.