17 = p - 3 - 3p
Add 3 to 17.
20 = p - 3p
Combine p and 3p (addition)
20 = -2p
Divide by (-2p) to find p.
Since a negative divided by a negative equals a positive, -p would turn into a positive p.
-10 = p
You could do three tenths
Answer:
10
Step-by-step explanation:
He had 20 but gave his friend 10 apples and now he has 10. It is just subtraction.
20 - 10 = 10
It think the answer is 5+2n