use the propertie of operation to subtract p - 3 - 2.4 + 2p
To subtract p - 3 - 2.4 + 2p, we can combine the like terms.
Let's first group the like terms together:
p + 2p - 2.4 - 3
Next, we add or subtract the coefficients of the like terms:
(1 + 2)p + (-2.4 - 3)
This simplifies to:
3p - 5.4