Answer: p < -16.8
Explanation:
To solve this problem, we need to use inverse operations to isolate our variable, p.
First, we can add 0.06 to -127.74 because adding is the opposite of subtraction, and 0.06 & -127.74 are like terms.
After that, we'll get 7.6p < -127.68.
From here, we can divide -127.68 by 7.6, to get the possible values of p. We are doing this to isolate p by doing inverse multiplication. Right now 7.6 is multiplied by p, and the inverse of multiplication is division.
After dividing, we get p < -16.8 and that is our answer. Since 7.6 wasn't negative, there was no need to flip the (<) symbol.
p < -16.8 means the value can be less than -16.8 or in other words any value below -16.8. So it could be -258, -36.125, -16.800001, but not -16.8. To check any value, substitute it with p, and assess the statement.
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