Question

Give the steps you will use to separate the variable and then solve the equation:

`(20p)/3 = 40`

Answer 1

`(20p)/3 =40`

Multiplying both sides of the given equation by 3, we obtain

`(20p xx 3)/3`

= 40 × 3

20p = 120

Dividing both sides of the given equation by 20, we obtain

`(20p)/20`

= `120/20`

p = 6