document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=398959>Question 398959</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you solve this problem for  M ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P= ___\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "   M+N\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The problem reads P equals M divided by M plus  N. Solve for M.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you for your explanation.  I tried undoing on each side and seemed to get more and more complicated. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "P = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=M%2F%28M%2BN%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"M%2F%28M%2BN%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply both sides (M+n); results:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(M+N) = M<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "PM + PN = M<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "PM - M = -PN<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Factor out M<BR>\n" );
document.write( "M(P - 1) = -PN<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide both side by (P-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "M = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-PN%29%2F%28P-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-PN%29%2F%28P-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-PN%2F%28%28P-1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-PN%2F%28%28P-1%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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