8=8p+13-3p

How do you solve this equation?

Remember you can do anything to an equaiton as long as you do it to both sides

8=8p+13-3p

group like terms

8=8p-3p+13

add like terms

8=5p+13

minus 13 from both sides

8-13=5p+13-13

-5=5p+0

-5=5p

divide both sides by 5

-5/5=5p/5

-1=1p

-1=p

p=-1

p = - 1

8=8p+13-3p

Subtract 8p and 3p

Thats 5p

Now

8=5p + 13

Subtract 13 from 8

-5 = 5p

Divide - 5 by 5

-1 = p