Given data
8rs - 8s = 16p
Required
Solve for s
Step 1
Move 8s to the right-hand side of the equation
8rs =16p + 8s
Step 2
Divide both sides by s
(8rs/s)=(16p + 8s)/s
8r = 16p/s + 8
Step 3
Divide both sides by 8
8r/8 = (16p/s)/8 +8/8
r = (16p/s) x (1/8) + 1
r = (2p/s) + 1