P / 9 = 72
Multiply both sidess by 9
P / 9 (9) = 72 (9)
p = 648
P=2
Work:
<span><span><span>7p</span>−<span>(<span><span>3p</span>+4</span>)</span></span>=<span><span>−<span>2<span>(<span><span>2p</span>−1</span>)</span></span></span>+10</span></span><span><span><span>7p</span>−<span>(<span><span>3p</span>+4</span>)</span></span>=<span><span>−<span>2<span>(<span><span>2p</span>−1</span>)</span></span></span>+10</span></span><span><span><span>7p</span>+<span><span>−1</span><span>(<span><span>3p</span>+4</span>)</span></span></span>=<span><span>−<span>2<span>(<span><span>2p</span>−1</span>)</span></span></span>+10</span></span><span><span><span><span>7p</span>+<span><span>−1</span><span>(<span>3p</span>)</span></span></span>+<span><span>(<span>−1</span>)</span><span>(4)</span></span></span>=<span><span>−<span>2<span>(<span><span>2p</span>−1</span>)</span></span></span>+10</span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span>7p</span>+</span>−<span>3p</span></span>+</span>−4</span>=<span><span>−<span>2<span>(<span><span>2p</span>−1</span>)</span></span></span>+10</span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span>7p</span>+</span>−<span>3p</span></span>+</span>−4</span>=<span><span><span><span>(<span>−2</span>)</span><span>(<span>2p</span>)</span></span>+<span><span>(<span>−2</span>)</span><span>(<span>−1</span>)</span></span></span>+10</span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span>7p</span>+</span>−<span>3p</span></span>+</span>−4</span>=<span><span><span>−<span>4p</span></span>+2</span>+10</span></span><span><span><span>(<span><span>7p</span>+<span>−<span>3p</span></span></span>)</span>+<span>(<span>−4</span>)</span></span>=<span><span>(<span>−<span>4p</span></span>)</span>+<span>(<span>2+10</span>)</span></span></span><span><span><span>4p</span>+<span>−4</span></span>=<span><span>−<span>4p</span></span>+12</span></span><span><span><span>4p</span>−4</span>=<span><span>−<span>4p</span></span>+12</span></span><span><span><span><span>4p</span>−4</span>+<span>4p</span></span>=<span><span><span>−<span>4p</span></span>+12</span>+<span>4p</span></span></span><span><span><span>8p</span>−4</span>=12</span><span><span><span><span>8p</span>−4</span>+4</span>=<span>12+4</span></span><span><span>8p</span>=16</span><span><span><span><span><span>8p</span>8</span></span></span>=<span><span><span>168</span></span></span></span><span>p=<span>2
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Answer: (x2 – 1) – 5(x – 1)
