5(1-4p) +8=-227
Simplifying 5(1 + -4p) + 8 = -227 (1 * 5 + -4p * 5) + 8 = -227 (5 + -20p) + 8 = -227
Reorder the terms: 5 + 8 + -20p = -227
Combine like terms: 5 + 8 = 13 13 + -20p = -227
Solving 13 + -20p = -227
Solving for variable 'p'. Move all terms containing p to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-13' to each side of the equation. 13 + -13 + -20p = -227 + -13
Combine like terms: 13 + -13 = 0 0 + -20p = -227 + -13 -20p = -227 + -13
Combine like terms: -227 + -13 = -240 -20p = -240
Divide each side by '-20'. p = 12
Simplifying
p = 12
