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p+1=\frac{-8}{-5}
Divide both sides by -5.
p+1=\frac{8}{5}
Fraction \frac{-8}{-5} can be simplified to \frac{8}{5} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.
p=\frac{8}{5}-1
Subtract 1 from both sides.
p=\frac{8}{5}-\frac{5}{5}
Convert 1 to fraction \frac{5}{5}.
p=\frac{8-5}{5}
Since \frac{8}{5} and \frac{5}{5} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.
p=\frac{3}{5}
Subtract 5 from 8 to get 3.