Simplifying
0.5p + -3.45 = -1.2
Reorder the terms:
-3.45 + 0.5p = -1.2
Solving
-3.45 + 0.5p = -1.2
Solving for variable 'p'.
Move all terms containing p to the left, all other terms to the right.
Add '3.45' to each side of the equation.
-3.45 + 3.45 + 0.5p = -1.2 + 3.45
Combine like terms: -3.45 + 3.45 = 0.00
0.00 + 0.5p = -1.2 + 3.45
0.5p = -1.2 + 3.45
Combine like terms: -1.2 + 3.45 = 2.25
0.5p = 2.25
Divide each side by '0.5'.
p = 4.5
Simplifying
p = 4.5
