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Bot GPT 3.5 To combine like terms in this expression, we first need to simplify the terms that involve the variable p.
Starting with the terms involving p:
We have -\dfrac{2}{3}p + \dfrac{5}{6}p. To combine them, we need to find a common denominator for \dfrac{2}{3} and \dfrac{5}{6}, which is 6.
So, -\dfrac{2}{3}p + \dfrac{5}{6}p = -\dfrac{4}{6}p + \dfrac{5}{6}p = \dfrac{1}{6}p.
Now, we have:
\dfrac{1}{5} - 1 + \dfrac{1}{6}p
Combine the remaining terms:
\dfrac{1}{5} - 1 = \dfrac{1}{5} - \dfrac{5}{5} = -\dfrac{4}{5}
Therefore, the simplified expression is:
-\dfrac{4}{5} + \dfrac{1}{6}p