document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=34158>Question 34158</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764120085/algebrahomeworkh>Forgotten Algebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm trying to solve for b:  here's the problem  a(x-1)=-x/b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I've tried several times and I can solve for x which is x= ab/ab+1 </SPAN>\n" );
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