What is the value of p in the following equation? 20p−3=5

Question

(1 point)
Responses

3
3

1
1

7
7

5

Answer 1

To solve the equation \(20p - 3 = 5\), we can follow these steps:

1. Add 3 to both sides: \[ 20p - 3 + 3 = 5 + 3 \] \[ 20p = 8 \]

2. Divide both sides by 20: \[ p = \frac{8}{20} \] \[ p = \frac{2}{5} \]

Since none of the options given (3, 1, 7, 5) match \(\frac{2}{5}\), it seems there may be an error in the provided options. The value of \(p\) is \(\frac{2}{5}\) or 0.4, which is not listed.