$\frac{ p-\frac{ 971 }{ 100 } }{ -2 }=-3.05$
Write all numerators above the common denominator$\frac{ \frac{ 100p-971 }{ 100 } }{ -2 }=-3.05$
Use $\frac{ -a }{ b }=\frac{ a }{ -b }=-\frac{ a }{ b }$ to rewrite the fraction$-\frac{ \frac{ 100p-971 }{ 100 } }{ 2 }=-3.05$
Simplify the complex fraction$-\frac{ 100p-971 }{ 200 }=-3.05$
Multiply both sides of the equation by $-200$$100p-971=610$
Move the constant to the right-hand side and change its sign$100p=610+971$
Add the numbers$100p=1581$
Divide both sides of the equation by $100$$\begin{align*}&p=\frac{ 1581 }{ 100 } \\&\begin{array} { l }p=15 \frac{ 81 }{ 100 },& p=15.81\end{array}\end{align*}$