SOLUTION: This makes no sense to me : ( Please help. Not sure if I wrote it correctly but it reads p divided by p over 4= 5/2 p/ (p/4)= 5/2

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Question 223448: This makes no sense to me : ( Please help. Not sure if I wrote it correctly but it reads p divided by p over 4= 5/2
p/ (p/4)= 5/2

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given equation.


Multiply 'p' by the reciprocal of


Multiply


Simplify


Since the equation is NEVER true for any value of 'p', this means that there are no solutions.

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