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{:[17-2p=2p+5+2p],[p=◻]:}

Solve for p p .\newline172p=2p+5+2pp= \begin{array}{l} 17-2 p=2 p+5+2 p \\ p=\square \end{array}

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Q. Solve for p p .\newline172p=2p+5+2pp= \begin{array}{l} 17-2 p=2 p+5+2 p \\ p=\square \end{array}
  1. Simplify equation by combining like terms: First, let's simplify the equation on the right side by combining like terms.\newline172p=2p+5+2p17 - 2p = 2p + 5 + 2p\newline172p=4p+517 - 2p = 4p + 5
  2. Move terms with p p to one side and constant terms to the other side: Next, we will move all the terms with p p to one side and the constant terms to the other side.\newline172p4p=4p+54p 17 - 2p - 4p = 4p + 5 - 4p \newline176p=5 17 - 6p = 5
  3. Isolate p p by moving constant term to the other side: Now, we will isolate p p by moving the constant term on the left side to the right side.176p17=51717 - 6p - 17 = 5 - 176p=12-6p = -12
  4. Solve for p by dividing both sides of the equation: Finally, we will solve for p by dividing both sides of the equation by \(-6").\newline6p/6=12/6-6p / -6 = -12 / -6\newlinep=2p = 2

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