2(-4p-1)+(2.5-p)=x

Solution for 2(-4p-1)+(2.5-p)=x equation:

Simplifying
2(-4p + -1) + (2.5 + -1p) = x

Reorder the terms:
2(-1 + -4p) + (2.5 + -1p) = x
(-1 * 2 + -4p * 2) + (2.5 + -1p) = x
(-2 + -8p) + (2.5 + -1p) = x

Remove parenthesis around (2.5 + -1p)
-2 + -8p + 2.5 + -1p = x

Reorder the terms:
-2 + 2.5 + -8p + -1p = x

Combine like terms: -2 + 2.5 = 0.5
0.5 + -8p + -1p = x

Combine like terms: -8p + -1p = -9p
0.5 + -9p = x

Solving
0.5 + -9p = x

Solving for variable 'p'.

Move all terms containing p to the left, all other terms to the right.

Add '-0.5' to each side of the equation.
0.5 + -0.5 + -9p = -0.5 + x

Combine like terms: 0.5 + -0.5 = 0.0
0.0 + -9p = -0.5 + x
-9p = -0.5 + x

Divide each side by '-9'.
p = 0.05555555556 + -0.1111111111x

Simplifying
p = 0.05555555556 + -0.1111111111x