Question

3/7 p= -6 solve for p! please help!

Answer 1

Hello,

p = -6 * 7 / 3 = -14

Answer 2

The goal is to isolate the variable p, right?

Lets write this out:

3/7 p = -6

We need to move 3/7 to the other side so that p can be isolated, lets do that.

3/7 ÷ 3/7 p = -6 ÷ 3/7

How does this work? Why did I do it to both sides?

When I divided 3/7 by 3/7 they canceled out, because whenever you divide something by itself it equals 1.

I divided -6 by 3/7 because because there is an equal sign, and a rule of thumb is that whatever you do on one side of the equation, you do to the other.

Now we have the equation:

p = -6 ÷ 3/7

therefore p = -14

Hope I was of use.

Cheers,