How do you solve #7p + 3( 8+ 8p ) = - 162#?
1 Answer
Apr 5, 2018
Here's how I did it:
Explanation:
Let's look at
The first thing we want to do is use the distributive property, meaning "distribute" or multiply the value outside the parenthesis to everything inside it:
and when we combine them we get
Now let's simplify by adding
Then we subtract
Finally, we divide both sides by
