Radical Equation Word Problems - Examples & Practice

When Zach plays basketball, the number of points he scores is related to the number of vegetables he ate the day before his game by this equation: $$p = 15 + \sqrt{3v}$$ where $p$ is the number of points Zach scored and $v$ is the number of vegetables he ate. If Zach scored $24$ points in his game, how many vegetables did he eat?