$9$ is subtracted from the product of $p$ and $4$ the result is $11$ The value of $p$ is _________.

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Solution

Step 1: Subtracting $9$ from the product of $p$ and $4$
The product of $p$ and $4$ = $4 \times p = 4 p$
We get,
$4 p - 9$
Step 2: Solve for $p$
According to the given question
$4 p - 9$ $= 11$
$4 p = 11 + 9$
$4 p = 20$
$p = \frac{20}{4}$
$p = 5$
Hence, The value of $p$ is $5$

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