<PRE><B>Question 1108367</B>
2 * p + 5 * (p + 1) = 54


simplify to get 2p + 5p + 5 = 54


combine like terms to get 7p + 5 = 54


subtract 5 from both sides to get 7p = 49


solve for p to get p = 49/7 = 7


when p = 7, 2 * p + 5 * (p + 1) = 54 becomes:


2 * 7 + 5  * 8 = 54 which becomes:


14 + 40 = 54 which becomes:


54 = 54, confirming the solution is correct.





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