SOLUTION: Hi, Help much appreciated. I am trying to rearrange the logistic function p/1-p = x to give the result p = x/1+x but cannot see the steps needed to do this. Can someone show me?

Question 161380: Hi,
Help much appreciated. I am trying to rearrange the logistic function p/1-p = x to give the result p = x/1+x but cannot see the steps needed to do this. Can someone show me?
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
rearrange the logistic function p/1-p = x to give the result p = x/1+x
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= x
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Multiply both sides by (1-p)
(1-p)* = (1-p)*x
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Results:
p = x(1-p)
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Mulitiply what's inside the brackets
p = x - xp
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Add xp to both sides
p + xp = x
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Factor out p
p(1+x) = x
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Divide both sides by (1+x)
p =
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