Solve for p? 7/p = 8/9 people, please help me I am desperate

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Answer 1 · 2018-04-08T00:48:28

$p$ is $63/8$

times both sides by $p$
times both sides by 9
divide both sides by 8

Answer 2 · 2018-04-08T01:01:01

$p=63/8$

Solve:

$7/p=8/9$

Multiply both sides by $p$ .

$pxx7/p=8/9xxp$

Cancel $p$ on the left-hand side.

$color(red)cancel(color(black)(p))^1xx7/color(red)cancel(color(black)(p))^1=8/9xxp$

Simplify.

$7=(8p)/9$

Multiply both sides by $9$ .

$9xx7=(8p)/9xx9$

Cancel $9$ on the right-hand side.

$9xx7=(8p)/color(red)cancel(color(black)(9))^1xxcolor(red)cancel(color(black)(9))^1$

Simplify.

$63=8p$

Divide both sides by $8$ .

$63/8=(color(red)cancel(color(black)(8))^1p)/color(red)cancel(color(black)(8))^1$

Simplify.

$63/8=p$

Switch sides.

$p=63/8$