I will show all my steps and I will be Using "PEMDAS" to figure out which order to solve the equation.
Parentheses
Exponents
Multiplication/Division
Addition/Subtraction
(Find each of these parts of the equation in the order of PEMDAS and solve in that order)
6p+(5p+5)=-8-2(p+12)
6p+5p+5=-8-2p-24 Distribute everything in paratheses
11p+5=-10p-24 Add like terms (add the "p" variables in other words
11p+5=-10p-24
-5 -5 Subtract 5 from both sides
11p=-10p-29
+10p +10p Get rid of one variable
21p=-29
21p/21=-29/21
p=-1.38095238095
p is about -1.4
