Solve for p (p-3.1)/6.7=4.5/5

$\frac{p - 3.1}{6.7} = \frac{4.5}{5}$

Step 1

Multiply both sides of the equation by $6.7$ .

$6.7 \frac{p - 3.1}{6.7} = 6.7 (\frac{4.5}{5})$

Step 2

Simplify both sides of the equation.

Simplify the left side.

Cancel the common factor of $6.7$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$6.7 \frac{p - 3.1}{6.7} = 6.7 (\frac{4.5}{5})$

Rewrite the expression.

$p - 3.1 = 6.7 (\frac{4.5}{5})$

Simplify the right side.

Simplify $6.7 (\frac{4.5}{5})$ .

Divide $4.5$ by $5$ .

$p - 3.1 = 6.7 \cdot 0.9$

Multiply $6.7$ by $0.9$ .

$p - 3.1 = 6.03$

Step 3

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

Add $3.1$ to both sides of the equation.

$p = 6.03 + 3.1$

Add $6.03$ and $3.1$ .

$p = 9.13$