SOLUTION: 0.5(102-p)=2.5p

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Question 362343: 0.5(102-p)=2.5p
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0.5(102-p)=2.5p
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0.5(102-p)=2.5p
to simplify the steps and remove the decimal multiply equation by 10
5(102-p)=25p
510-5p=25p
510=25p+5p
510=30p
/30
510/30=p
p=17
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