Solve the Inequality for P Q=12-3P

$Q = 12 - 3 P$

Step 1

Rewrite the equation as $12 - 3 P = Q$ .

$12 - 3 P = Q$

Step 2

Subtract $12$ from both sides of the equation.

$- 3 P = Q - 12$

Step 3

Divide each term in $- 3 P = Q - 12$ by $- 3$ and simplify.

Divide each term in $- 3 P = Q - 12$ by $- 3$ .

$\frac{- 3 P}{- 3} = \frac{Q}{- 3} + \frac{- 12}{- 3}$

Simplify the left side.

Cancel the common factor of $- 3$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{- 3 P}{- 3} = \frac{Q}{- 3} + \frac{- 12}{- 3}$

Divide $P$ by $1$ .

$P = \frac{Q}{- 3} + \frac{- 12}{- 3}$

Simplify the right side.

Simplify each term.

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$P = - \frac{Q}{3} + \frac{- 12}{- 3}$

Divide $- 12$ by $- 3$ .

$P = - \frac{Q}{3} + 4$