SOLUTION: Given C=1-A/a; solve for A and a

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Question 15092: Given C=1-A/a; solve for A and a
Answer by bam878s(77) About Me  (Show Source):
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We have C = 1-A%2Fa
To solve for A add A%2Fa to both sides first
C + A%2Fa = 1. Now subtract C
A%2Fa = 1-C. Now multiply a to both sides.
A = a * (1-C)
To solve for a, we take this last equation and divide both sides by (1-c) to get
a = A%2F%281-C%29