Answer: p= -3/13
Step-by-step explanation:
-10+26p=-16
+10 +10
26p =-6
26 26
p= -3/13
I believe 5 is 3 inches per year because 57 minus 40 and 1/2 is 16 and 1/2, so you divide 16 and 1/2 by 5 and 1/2 which equals 3, so 3 inches per year
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