Question

-9p - 17 =10 please help

Answer 1

The expression given in the question be -9p-17=10.

Move the constant terms to Right Hand Side and variables to Left Hand Side implies,

`\begin{gathered} -9p=10+17 \\ -9p=27 \end{gathered}`

Mutilpy throughout by -1 and find the value of p.

`\begin{gathered} 9p=-27 \\ p=-(27)/(9) \\ p=-3 \end{gathered}`

Therefore, the value of p is -3.