Question

Heres the equation...

2/3 * P = 5
P=?

Answer 1

p=7.5 or 7 1/2

Explanation:

To solve this equation you need to isolate the P

1) We can multiply P and the numerator (In this case 2) since it is the same thing. The rewritten equation is 2p/3=5.

2) Now we can multiply both sides by 3 to isolate 2p. The equation is now 2p=15

3) The next step is to divide both sides by 2 so we can isolate the p. We now have p=7.5 or 7 1/2

Hope this helps :)

Answer 2

p=15/2. explanation: you take 5 and divide it by the reciprocal of 2/3. keep in mind when dividing fractions you multiply. so it would be 5/1 x 3/2. that would give you 15/2. so now you put it all together. 2/3 x 15/2 = 30/6 simplified to 5. p=5