<span><span><span>7p</span>−<span>(<span><span>3p</span>+4</span>)</span></span>=<span><span>−<span>2<span>(<span><span>2p</span>−1</span>)</span></span></span>+10 </span></span><span><span><span><span>7p</span>+<span><span>−1</span><span>(<span><span>3p</span>+4</span>)</span></span></span>=<span><span>−<span>2<span>(<span><span>2p</span>−1</span>)</span></span></span>+10</span></span>(Distribute the Negative Sign) </span><span><span><span><span>7p</span>+<span><span>−1</span><span>(<span>3p</span>)</span></span></span>+<span><span>(<span>−1</span>)</span><span>(4)</span></span></span>=<span><span>−<span>2<span>(<span><span>2p</span>−1</span>)</span></span></span>+10 </span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span>7p</span>+</span>−<span>3p</span></span>+</span>−4</span>=<span><span>−<span>2<span>(<span><span>2p</span>−1</span>)</span></span></span>+10 </span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>7p</span>+</span>−<span>3p</span></span>+</span>−4</span>=<span><span><span><span>(<span>−2</span>)</span><span>(<span>2p</span>)</span></span>+<span><span>(<span>−2</span>)</span><span>(<span>−1</span>)</span></span></span>+10</span></span>(Distribute) </span><span><span><span><span><span><span>7p</span>+</span>−<span>3p</span></span>+</span>−4</span>=<span><span><span>−<span>4p</span></span>+2</span>+10 </span></span><span><span><span><span>(<span><span>7p</span>+<span>−<span>3p</span></span></span>)</span>+<span>(<span>−4</span>)</span></span>=<span><span>(<span>−<span>4p</span></span>)</span>+<span>(<span>2+10</span>)</span></span></span>(Combine Like Terms) </span><span><span><span>4p</span>+<span>−4</span></span>=<span><span>−<span>4p</span></span>+12 </span></span><span><span><span>4p</span>−4</span>=<span><span>−<span>4p</span></span>+12 </span></span><span>Add 4p to both sides. </span><span><span><span><span>4p</span>−4</span>+<span>4p</span></span>=<span><span><span>−<span>4p</span></span>+12</span>+<span>4p </span></span></span><span><span><span>8p</span>−4</span>=12 </span>Add 4 to both sides. <span><span><span><span>8p</span>−4</span>+4</span>=<span>12+4 </span></span><span><span>8p</span>=16 </span><span>Divide both sides by 8 p=2 <----final answer :) </span><span />