You will need to work left to right.
p - 10p + -5p +14p - -9p - 2 = -20
-9p + -5p +14p - -9p - 2 = -20
-14p +14p - -9p - 2 = -20
0p- -9p - 2 = -20
9p - 2 = -20
Then you will want to eliminate 2 by adding it to both sides
9p = -18
Then divide by 9 to isolate P
p=-2
Since 1 km is 100,000 cm there are 39,400 inches in a kilometer
Set up a proportion where number of times is on top and miles is on bottom:
6/1 = x/(5/6)
Cross-multiply:
6*(5/6) = 1*x
5 = x
She must run 5 times around her neighborhood.
Formula for perimeter a+b+a+b
12+5+12+5= 17+17= 34 .34=P
