Please can you help with rearranging the following equation for X?;
a=(b-x)/x

Remember that you should always do the same thing to both sides. The tricky part in this one is separating x from it's factors.

1. multiply both sides by x
2. add x to both sides
3. factorise the lhs
4. divide through by your factor of x

This should give you your answer. Let me know if you have trouble.

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Originally Posted by Capuchin

Remember that you should always do the same thing to both sides. The tricky part in this one is seperating x from it's factors.

1. multiply both sides by x
2. add x to both sides
3. factorise the lhs
4. divide through by your factor of x

This should give you your answer. Let me know if you have trouble.

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Can you give me the answer?

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Originally Posted by clarky_2000

can you give me the answer?

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Let me know your answer and I'll let you know if you're right.

There's no point in you knowing the answer if you don't know how to get there.

Let me know if you're having difficulties and where you're having problems and I'll try to explain the processes in more detail.

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Originally Posted by Capuchin

Let me know your answer and i'll let you know if you're right.

There's no point in you knowing the answer if you don't know how to get there.

Let me know if you're having difficulties and where you're having problems and i'll try to explain the processes in more detail.

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Ok,
I have (X * a) + X = b, where next?

This is the tricky step I was talking about. You need to factorise the left hand side, both terms have a common factor of x. The rest should be obvious after that.