-3p³ + 5p - 2p² - 4 - 12p + 5 + 8p³
-3p³ + 8p³ - 2p² + 5p - 12p - 4 + 5
5p³ - 2p² - 7p + 1
|3x|=9
3x=9 -3x=9
X=9/3 x=9/-3
x=3 x=-3
Whenever you have an absolute value sign you have to find both the positive and the negative because they didnt signs into the equation but sometimes a question will ask for strictly the positive value or the negative value but if its not stated, find both.
Sam is at 23 feet below the surface
Explanation
I did 14+9 and got 23