Answer: p = 16
Step-by-step explanation: To solve for <em>p</em> in this equation, our first step is to simplify the left by distributing the 5 through both terms inside the parentheses.
When we do that,
we get 5 times 9 which is 45 and 5 times p which is 5p.
So we have 45 + 5p = 125.
Our next step is to isolate the p term by subtracting 45 from both sides of the equation. On the left side of the equation, 45 - 45 cancels and we're left with 5p.
On the right side of the equation, 125 - 45 simplifies to 80.
So we have 5p = 80.
We want to solve our equation for <em>p</em> so we want to get<em> p</em> by itself on the left side of the equation. Since <em>p</em> is being multiplied by 5, we need to divide both sides of the equation by 5. On the left side of the equation.notice that the 5 and 5 cancel each other out so we're just left with <em>p</em> and on the right side, 80 divided by 5 is 16 so we have <em>p = 16</em>.
