To simplify this equation, we need to use the distributive property on both sides of the equation.
When we multiply through the parentheses, we get
-4p+8=3p+36
Next, we want to get the variable (in this case p) on one side of the equation, so we add 4p to both sides of the equation to cancel it out with the -4p on the left side.
8=7p+36
Next, we need to subtract 36 from both sides of the equation, to cancel it out with the +36 on the right side.
-28=7p
Finally, we need to divide both sides by 7, to cancel out the multiplication that attached the 7 to the p.
-4=p
Your final answer is p=-4.
