Question

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-2 - p = -3
7

Answer 1

Soo \[\large \sf -2\frac{1}{7}p=-3\] and you are solving for p?

Answer 2

yes

Answer 3

Do you know how to turn a mixed fraction into an improper fraction?

Answer 4

yes

Answer 5

Then the first step is turning \[\large \sf -2\frac{1}{7}\] into an improper fraction.

Answer 6

\[\frac{ -13 }{ 7 }\]

Answer 7

You're pretty close but it would be \[\large \sf -\frac{15}{7}\] The fraction is added along with the whole number as a negative as well.

Answer 8

ok

Answer 9

So now that we have it as a mixed fraction, we want to "divide" it away from p. But since it us a fraction, that basically just means multiplying by the reciprocal on both sides.

Answer 10

so? \[\frac{ -15 }{ 7 } = \frac{ -3 }{ 1 }\times \frac{ -7 }{ 15 }\]

Answer 11

That setup looks good. So what do you get?

Answer 12

\[\frac{ 7 }{ 5 }\]

Answer 13

Good, that would be correct :)