How do you solve for y in $M= x(1 + y)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-02-13T23:58:20

You must first distribute the parentheses.

$M = x(1 + y)$

$M = x + xy$

$M- x = xy$

$y = (M - x)/x$

Practice exercises:

a) $xyz = x/y + z$

b) $1/x + 3/y = 2/z$

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