Answer
$p=3$
Work Step by Step
Given: $5p+2=17$
LCD: $p$
$\dfrac{5p}{p}+2p=17p$
$\implies 5=17p-2p$
$\implies 15p=5$
or, $p=\frac{15}{5}$
or, $p=3$
Algebra 1
by Hall, Prentice
Published by
Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0133500403
ISBN 13:
978-0-13350-040-0
Chapter 11 - Rational Expressions and Functions - 11-5 Solving Rational Equations - Practice and Problem-Solving Exercises - Page 683: 9
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