SOLUTION: a(x-b)= c + ab solve for x

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Question 100877: a(x-b)= c + ab
solve for x
Answer by doukungfoo(195) About Me  (Show Source):
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a%28x-b%29=c%2Bab
first distribute a across (x-b)
ax-ab=c%2Bab
now move -ab to the other side by adding it to both sides
ax-ab%2Bab=c%2Bab%2Bab
-ab+ab on the left side cancel out and ab+ab on the right side combine to get 2ab
ax=c%2B2ab
divide both sides by a
ax%2Fa=%28c%2B2ab%29%2Fa
x=%28c%2B2ab%29%2Fa