14 = -(p-8)
Step 1 : Distribute the negative sign. This is equivalent to multiplying each term in the parenthesis by -1.
14 = -p+8
Step 2: Subtract 8 from each side to isolate the -p.
14 - 8 = -p +8 - 8
6 = -p
Step 3: Multiply everything by -1 to get what p is equivalent to.
6 * -1 = -p * -1
-6 = p
Which can be rewritten as
p = -6
Answer:
20
You could find 5/⅓
by using 5 × 3
Knowing that:
Any number multiplied by 1, gives the number itself.
Dividing any number by itself gives 1.
Writing 5/⅓ as 5/⅓ × 1 doesn't change the value.
Then I can write 5/⅓ as
5/⅓ × (5×3)/(5×3) = 1
This can become
[5×(5×3)] / [(⅓) × (5×3)]
= 75/(15/3)
= 75/5
= 15
or
12/ 3/5
= [12/ (3/5)] × [(5×3)/(5×3)]
= 12×(5×3) / (3/5)×(5×3)
= (12×5×3) / [(3×5×3)/5]
= 180 / (45/5)
= 180 / 9
= 20
