How Is Total Pressure Calculated in an Evacuated Rigid Container at Equilibrium?

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Homework Statement


At 258°C, Kp = 2.9 x 10^-3 atm3 for the following reaction.

NH4OCONH2(s) <--> 2 NH3(g) + CO2(g)

In an experiment carried out at 258°C, a certain amount of NH4OCONH2 is placed in an evacuated rigid container and allowed to come to equilibrium. Calculate the total pressure in the container at equilibrium.


Homework Equations


I think its [NH4OCONH2]/[NH3]^2[CO2]=2.9 x 10^-3


The Attempt at a Solution


I tried squaring it and also taking the square root of it but neither of it was right. I also tried the reciprocal.
 
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