SOLUTION: solve for x ax-x=c Here is what I've come up with... x=c/a-1 Is this correct?

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Question 515716: solve for x
ax-x=c
Here is what I've come up with... x=c/a-1
Is this correct?
Answer by Maths68(1474) About Me  (Show Source):
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solve for x
ax-x=c
x(a-1)=c
x(a-1)/(a-1)=c/(a-1)
cancel out (a-1) from left hand side of the equation
x=c/(a-1)