Solve for p 5(p-3)=63

$5 (p - 3) = 63$

Divide each term in $5 (p - 3) = 63$ by $5$ and simplify.

Divide each term in $5 (p - 3) = 63$ by $5$ .

$\frac{5 (p - 3)}{5} = \frac{63}{5}$

Simplify the left side.

Cancel the common factor of $5$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{5 (p - 3)}{5} = \frac{63}{5}$

Divide $p - 3$ by $1$ .

$p - 3 = \frac{63}{5}$

Move all terms not containing $p$ to the right side of the equation.

Add $3$ to both sides of the equation.

$p = \frac{63}{5} + 3$

To write $3$ as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by $\frac{5}{5}$ .

$p = \frac{63}{5} + 3 \cdot \frac{5}{5}$

Combine $3$ and $\frac{5}{5}$ .

$p = \frac{63}{5} + \frac{3 \cdot 5}{5}$

Combine the numerators over the common denominator.

$p = \frac{63 + 3 \cdot 5}{5}$

Simplify the numerator.

Multiply $3$ by $5$ .

$p = \frac{63 + 15}{5}$

Add $63$ and $15$ .

$p = \frac{78}{5}$

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$p = \frac{78}{5}$

Decimal Form:

$p = 15.6$

Mixed Number Form:

$p = 15 \frac{3}{5}$