Is p = 1 a solution to this equation?

Question

1 − p = 10

Answer 1

To determine if \( p = 1 \) is a solution to the equation \( 1 - p = 10 \), we can substitute \( p \) with \( 1 \) in the equation:

\[ 1 - p = 10 \]

Substituting \( p = 1 \):

\[ 1 - 1 = 10 \]

This simplifies to:

\[ 0 = 10 \]

This statement is false, so \( p = 1 \) is NOT a solution to the equation \( 1 - p = 10 \).