"the quotient of a number p and 3 is at most 16"
the number is p
"the quotient of a number p and 3" is just like saying
3/p
"is at most 16" is
\(\leq 16\)
add them together to get
\(\frac{3}{p} \leq 16\)
multiply both sides by p to get
\(3 \leq 16p\)
divide both sides by 16 to get
\(p \leq \frac{3}{16}\)
