Question

What is the answer to 5p+10 = 8p + 1

Answer 1

`p=3`

1) In this problem, we need to isolate the variables on the left side.

`\begin{gathered} 5p+10=8p+1 \\ 5p-8p=1-10 \\ -3p=-9 \\ (-3p)/(-3)=(-9)/(-3) \\ p=3 \end{gathered}`

Notice that in two steps we can solve the problem.

2) Thus the answer is

`p=3`