Simon and his friends have 27 pieces of candy. They split them up evenly and each person gets 9 pieces. How many people are there? Select the correct equation and solve for p.
Question 6 options:
p/27 = 9; p = 3
9 + p = 27; p = 18
9 = 27 - p; p = 18
27 = 9p; p = 3