SOLUTION: 5/4p=4/3p+3/2

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Question 395856: 5/4p=4/3p+3/2
Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, MathLover1:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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%285%2F4%29p=%284%2F3%29p%2B3%2F2 Start with the given equation.


12%28%285%2Fcross%284%29%29p%29=12%28%284%2Fcross%283%29%29p%2B3%2Fcross%282%29%29 Multiply both sides by the LCD 12 to clear any fractions.


15p=16p%2B18 Distribute and multiply.


15p-16p=18 Subtract 16p from both sides.


-p=18 Combine like terms on the left side.


p=%2818%29%2F%28-1%29 Divide both sides by -1 to isolate p.


p=-18 Reduce.


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Answer:

So the solution is p=-18


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Answer by MathLover1(20849) About Me  (Show Source):
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%285%2F4%29p=%284%2F3%29p%2B%283%2F2%29.......add -%284%2F3%29p to both sides

%285%2F4%29p+%2B%28-%284%2F3%29p%29+=+%284%2F3%29p+%2B%28-%284%2F3%29p%29%2B3%2F2

%285%2F4%29p+-%284%2F3%29p+=+cross%28%284%2F3%29p%29+-cross%28%284%2F3%29p%29%2B3%2F2

%285%2F4%29p+-%284%2F3%29p+=+3%2F2..........common denominator for 4 and 3 is 12...

%28%285%2A3%29%2F%284%2A3%29%29p+-%28%284%2A4%29%2F%284%2A3%29%29p+=+3%2F2

%2815%2F12%29p+-%2816%2F12%29p+=+3%2F2

-%281%2F12%29p+=+3%2F2....

p+=+%283%2F2%29%2F%28-%281%2F12%29%29

p+=+-%283%2A12%2F%282%2A1%29%29

p+=+-%283%2Across%2812%296%2F%28cross%282%29%2A1%29%29
p+=+-%283%2A6%29
p+=+-%2818%29