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Use the properties of operations to subtract ( p - 3 ) - ( 2.4 + 2p )

-p - 5.4

3p - 5.4

p - 5.4

-p + 5.4

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To simplify the expression \((p - 3) - (2.4 + 2p)\), we can distribute the negative sign and combine like terms:

  1. Start with the original expression: \[ (p - 3) - (2.4 + 2p) \]

  2. Distribute the negative sign: \[ p - 3 - 2.4 - 2p \]

  3. Now, combine the like terms. For the \(p\) terms: \[ p - 2p = -p \]

  4. For the constant terms: \[ -3 - 2.4 = -5.4 \]

  5. Putting it all together, we get: \[ -p - 5.4 \]

So the simplified expression is: \[ -p - 5.4 \]

The correct answer is: \(-p - 5.4\)