If 5p-7q=70, what is the value of $p/7-q/5$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-06-20T03:07:57

the value of $p/7 - q/5$ is $2$ .

Start by isolating one of the variables.

$5p = 70 + 7q$

$p = 14 + 7/5q$

If we divide both sides by $7$ , we get:

$p/7 = 14/7 + (7/5q)/7$

$p/7 = 2 + q/5$

$p/7 - q/5 = 2$

The problem is solved.

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