We want to solve the equation:
[tex]-6+p=-22[/tex]For p.
To make this equation more understandable, we could re-write it as:
[tex]p-6=-22[/tex]Now, we could add "6" to both sides of the equation as follows:
[tex]\begin{gathered} p-6+6=-22+6 \\ p=-16 \end{gathered}[/tex]Then, p = -16.