What is the answer is 5p - 8=1 + 5p - 9

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Colten Shields

Mathematics

28 October, 15:51

What is the answer is 5p - 8=1 + 5p - 9

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Buzzy · Answer 1

Lets solve it

5p-8=1+5p-9

Lets simply if

5p-8=5p-8 / + 8 add 8 both sides

5p=5p

Now lets think about it.

Its no matter what number we substitute to p, because on both sides we have 5p. It means that equation has infinitely many solution.

Jocelyn Rose · Answer 2

-8 = 1+5p - 9 - > - 5p=1-9+8 - > - 5p=9-9 - > 5p