8(p + 5) = 24 solve for p.

8(p+5)=24

8p+40=24

  8p= -16

   p= -2

first off you must get rid of the paranthesis ,so what you do is multiply 8 and p which gives you 8p, then multiply 8 and 5 which gives you 40.

Then on to the next step subtract 40 with -40 which leaves you with nothing ,then you subtract 24 and -40 which gives you -16.

after that you move on to the last step you divide 8p with 8p leaving you with just p,then you divide -16 and 8 which gives you -2.

this leaves you with the answer p=-2

once you get the hang of it gets quite easy

hope this helped you out:)

u = -(6/7)w

step-by-step explanation:

place all values with 'u' on one side of the equation.

4u + 8w = - 3u + 2w

4u + 3u = 2w - 8w

further simplify the equation by solving the addition and subtraction.

7u = - 6w

make 'u' the independent variable by placing its co-efficient on the right-hand side.

u = - (6/7)w

first one because it can't have a fraction in it

step-by-step explanation: