Question
$$5p-14 = 8p+4$$
Answer
$$ p = -6 $$
Explanation
$$ \begin{aligned} 5p-14 &= 8p+4&& \text{move the $ \color{blue}{ 8p } $ to the left side and $ \color{blue}{ -14 }$ to the right} \\[1 em]5p-8p &= 4+14&& \text{simplify left and right hand side} \\[1 em]-3p &= 18&& \text{ divide both sides by $ -3 $ } \\[1 em]p &= -\frac{18}{3}&& \\[1 em]p &= -6&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$
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