1) In this problem, we need to isolate the variables on the left side.
[tex]\begin{gathered} 5p+10=8p+1 \\ 5p-8p=1-10 \\ -3p=-9 \\ \frac{-3p}{-3}=\frac{-9}{-3} \\ p=3 \end{gathered}[/tex]Notice that in two steps we can solve the problem.
2) Thus the answer is
[tex]p=3[/tex]