Use the property to operations to subtract (P - 3) − (2.4 + 2p)

0 - 5.4
-p + 5.4
3p - 5.4
-p 5.4

1 answer

To subtract (P - 3) - (2.4 + 2p), we can distribute the negative sign to both terms inside the parentheses in the second expression:

(P - 3) - 2.4 - 2p

Next, we can combine like terms:

P - 2p - 3 - 2.4

Simplifying further:

-P - 5.4

Therefore, the answer is:

-p - 5.4