Answer:
p=4
Step-by-step explanation:
first change all the addition signs in to minus if the numbers are negative. ex. p+-8 = p-8.
So the equation equals to -2(p-8)-2=6.
Next +2 to both sides to cancel out the -2 and you get -2(p-8)=8
Divide both sides by -2 and you get (p-8)=-4. At this point you can remove the parenthesis. So the equation is p-8=-4
Finally +8 to both sides and you get p=4
Answer: 6 pieces
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Explanation:
3/4 = 6/8 after multiplying both parts by 2
We have a ribbon that is 6/8 of an inch long. We want to cut it into 1/8 inch pieces. We can see there will be exactly 6 pieces
Note how 6*(1/8) = 6/8
Or we can think of it as "we have a ribbon that is 6 units long and we want to cut it into pieces that are 1 unit each, so we'll have 6 pieces total". Replace "unit" with "1/8 inch" and you'll have the same idea.
The answer is nine. You can write 27 as 27/1. From there, just multiply the fractions.
27/1 x 1/3 = 9
Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
Think of a rational number as a fraction. The definition of a rational number is that it is the ratio of integers that, when divided, is either an integer, a decimal that terminates, or a decimal that repeats. 6/3 = 2 (6/3 is a rational number that divides to 2); 1/2 = .5 (1/2 is a rational number that divides to .5 which is a terminating decimal, meaning it ends); 1/3 = .33333333 (1/3 is a rational number that divides to .3333333 which is a repeating decimal). If we want to express 3.24 as a rational number, let's first put it into fraction form. The 4 in .24 is in the hundredths place, so as a fraction, .24 is 24/100. Check this on your calculator. Divide 24 by 100 and you get .24. So now what we have is 
Now express that mixed fraction as an improper and you're done. 3 times 100 is 300; 300 + 24 = 324. Put that back over 100 and your rational number is 324/100. Check that on your calculator, as well, just to see that it's true.