Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-48285-20151027214516/@comment-48285-20151110030624

Ban Dino because the reason why is because it's stupid. (Warning: Long mathematical rant following)

There was one question on this quiz I did the went like this:

Solve: 2(p + 3) + 4 = -4p

The answers they gave were as follows:

p = 5/3

p = -5/3

x = -1

x = 1

In order to find the answer out, you need to do the math like so:

(2*p + 2*3 + 4 = -4p) Doing that gives you this: (2p + 6 + 4 = -4p)

Then, you combine the ones that are alike. That gives you this:

(2p + 10 = -4p) You then get the variable on one side by dividing 2p on both sides. That gives you this:

(10 = -2p) In order to get the p by itself, you need to divide -2 on both sides which gives you the final outcome: (-5 = p), but it's normally switched around like so: (p = -5).

So, WHERE does the "/3" coem into play in all of this!?