SOLUTION: if ax=b-x then x=?

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Question 552168: if ax=b-x then x=?
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ax=b-x | Get all terms with x on the left side. Add x to both sides.
ax+x=b | Factor x out of the left side.
x(a+1)=b | Divide both sides by a+1
x=b/(a+1)

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