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