48/p=12. got 576 but not one of the answer chices(p=6,p=36,p=4,p=60 are the choices)

Answer 1

48/p = 12 , multiply each side by p
12p = 48
p = 4

Answer 2

48/p=12

Multiply both sides by p.

48 = 12p
48/12 = p
? = p