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p - 5 from 3p - 6?

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2007-07-29 07:30:15 · 5 answers · asked by LASHANDA F 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

(3p - 6) - (p - 5)
3p - 6 - p + 5
Answer: 2p - 1

2007-08-02 06:09:17 · answer #1 · answered by Jun Agruda 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋

Rewrite it as (3p - 6) - (p - 5)

3p - 6 - p + 5
2p - 1

Solve for p

2p - 1 = 0
2p = 1
p = 1/2

2007-07-29 07:38:48 · answer #2 · answered by GeekCreole 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

p=1/2
youre subtracting a quantity so the signs will change
(3p-6)-(p-5)
=3p-6-p+5
2p-1
2p=1
p=1/2

2007-07-29 07:36:00 · answer #3 · answered by golffan137 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

3p - 6 - (p - 5)
= 3p - 6 - p + 5
= 2p -1

2007-07-29 07:38:24 · answer #4 · answered by vlee1225 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

(3p - 6) - (p - 5)
3p - 6 - p + 5
2p - 1

2007-07-29 08:47:19 · answer #5 · answered by Como 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋