p/3 + p/4 = 55 - p+40/5

Answer 1

I will assume you meant:

p/3 + p/4 = 55 - (p+40)/5 , or else you would have written 40/5 as 8
Multiply each term by 60 , the LCD
20p + 15p = 3300 - 12(p+40)
35p = 3300 - 12p - 480
47p = 2820
p = 60