SOLUTION: Solve the equation: (these are fractions) p 3p ___ - ____ = 5 3 8 Help me please as soon as you can......

SOLUTION: Solve the equation: (these are fractions) p 3p _ - __ = 5 3 8 Help me please as soon as you can......

Question 243332: Solve the equation: (these are fractions)
p 3p
___ - ____ = 5
3 8
Help me please as soon as you can......

Found 2 solutions by College Student, checkley77:
Answer by College Student(505) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Problem:

We need common denominators to deduct one fraction from the other.
So we multiply the first fraction by 1 (same as 8/8), and the second fraction by 1 (same as 3/3).

Now we have the same denominators.

Now perform the deduction, we get:
...same as...
Now multiply by -24 on both sides of the equation to determine the value of p.

Result:

Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
p 3p
___ - ____ = 5
3 8
p/3-3p/8=5 find the common denominator for the fractions & combine them.
(8p-3*3p)/3*8=5
(8p-9p)/24=5 combine the p terms & cross multiply.
-p=5*24
-p=120
p=-120 ans.
Proof:
-120/3-3*-120/8=5
-40+360/8=5
-40+45=5
5=5

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