Solve 40,000/1.5=p(1.5)/1.5

$$\frac { 40,000 } { 1.5 } = \frac { p ( 1.5 ) } { 1.5 }$$

Solve for p

$$p = \frac{80000}{3} = 26666\frac{2}{3} \approx 26666.666666667$$

Steps for Solving Linear Equation

Expand \frac{40000}{1.5} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.

$$\frac{400000}{15}=\frac{p\times 1.5}{1.5}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{400000}{15} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$\frac{80000}{3}=\frac{p\times 1.5}{1.5}$$

Cancel out 1.5 and 1.5.

$$\frac{80000}{3}=p$$

Swap sides so that all variable terms are on the left hand side.

$$p=\frac{80000}{3}$$