Question

- 5/17p= - 8 how do i solve this step by step?

Answer 1

Multiply the reciprocal of the fraction with the variable to both sides. It should look like this: (-17/5)-5/17p = -8/1(-17/5)

Cancel out (-17/5)-5/17. This leaves you with p = -8/1(-17/5).

Multiply -8/1(-17/5) and you will get 136/5.
Turn it into a mixed fraction.

p = 27 1/5

Hopefully this helps, I'm not the best explainer.

Answer 2

Is it -(5/17)p OR -5/(17p)?