$$ \begin{aligned} 9p &= 64p-\frac{5}{3}&& \text{multiply ALL terms by } \color{blue}{ 3 }. \\[1 em]3\cdot9p &= 3\cdot64p-3\cdot\frac{5}{3}&& \text{cancel out the denominators} \\[1 em]27p &= 192p-5&& \text{move the $ \color{blue}{ 192p } $ to the left side} \\[1 em]27p-192p &= -5&& \text{simplify left side} \\[1 em]-165p &= -5&& \text{ divide both sides by $ -165 $ } \\[1 em]p &= \frac{-5}{-165}&& \\[1 em]p &= \frac{1}{33}&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$

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