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[tex]3p - 1 = 5(p-1)-2(7-2p)
Use the distributive property
3p - 1= (5)(p)+(5)(-1)+(-2)(7)+(-2)(-2p)
3p - 1 = 5p - 5 - 14 + 4p
3p - 1= 9p - 19
3p - 9p =-19 + 1
-6p = 18
Divide both sides by -6
-6p/-6 = -18/-6
p = 3
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