A student came up with an equation to model the missing pencil situation:
p/2+36=2p
. Select the all the steps that need to be taken to simplify the equation and solve for the number of pencils from Monday.
1. Simplify the left side of the equation by combining like terms: p/2 + 36 can be simplified to p/2 + 36.
2. Move all terms involving p to one side of the equation: subtract p from both sides to get 36 = 2p - p.
3. Combine like terms on the right side of the equation: 36 = p.
4. Solve for p by dividing both sides by 2: p = 36.