SOLUTION: find the answer to make x the subject in a(x+1)=b(x+2)

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Question 648061: find the answer to make x the subject in a(x+1)=b(x+2)
Answer by nerdybill(7384)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a(x+1)=b(x+2)
ax+a=bx+2b
ax=bx+2b-a
ax-bx=2b-a
x(a-b)=2b-a
x=(2b-a)/(a-b)


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