Basic Math Examples

$4 - 6 p = 2 p - 3$

Step 1

Move all terms containing $p$ to the left side of the equation.

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Step 1.1

Subtract $2 p$ from both sides of the equation.

$4 - 6 p - 2 p = - 3$

Step 1.2

Subtract $2 p$ from $- 6 p$ .

$4 - 8 p = - 3$

Step 2

Move all terms not containing $p$ to the right side of the equation.

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Step 2.1

Subtract $4$ from both sides of the equation.

$- 8 p = - 3 - 4$

Step 2.2

Subtract $4$ from $- 3$ .

$- 8 p = - 7$

Step 3

Divide each term in $- 8 p = - 7$ by $- 8$ and simplify.

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Step 3.1

Divide each term in $- 8 p = - 7$ by $- 8$ .

$\frac{- 8 p}{- 8} = \frac{- 7}{- 8}$

Step 3.2

Simplify the left side.

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Step 3.2.1

Cancel the common factor of $- 8$ .

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Step 3.2.1.1

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{- 8 p}{- 8} = \frac{- 7}{- 8}$

Step 3.2.1.2

Divide $p$ by $1$ .

$p = \frac{- 7}{- 8}$

Step 3.3

Simplify the right side.

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Step 3.3.1

Dividing two negative values results in a positive value.

$p = \frac{7}{8}$

Step 4

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$p = \frac{7}{8}$

Decimal Form:

$p = 0.875$