How do you solve $P_(SELL)=(26.65)(((26.65)(17*P_(SELL)))/1.57)$ for $P_(SELL)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-03-09T23:43:52

See the entire solution process below:

First, rewrite the equation as:

$P_(SELL) = (26.65 * 26.65 * 17 * P_(SELL))/1.57 ->$

$P_(SELL) = (12073.7825 * P_(SELL))/1.57$

$P_(SELL) = 7690.31 * P_(SELL)$

Subtract $color(red)(P_(SELL))$ from each side of the equation:

$P_(SELL) - color(red)(P_(SELL)) = 7690.31 * P_(SELL) - color(red)(P_(SELL))$

$0 = (7690.31 - 1)color(red)(P_(SELL))$

$0 = 7689.31 * color(red)(P_(SELL))$

Now, divide each side of the equation by $color(red)(7689.31)$ to solve for $P_(SELL)$ :

$0/color(red)(7689.31) = (7689.31 * P_(SELL))/color(red)(7689.31)$

$0 = (color(red)(cancel(color(black)(7689.31))) * P_(SELL))/cancel(color(red)(7689.31))$

$0 = P_(SELL)$

$P_(SELL) = 0$

How do you solve P_(SELL)=(26.65)*(((26.65)*(17*P_(SELL)))/1.57)P_(SELL)=(26.65)*(((26.65)*(17*P_(SELL)))/1.57) for P_(SELL)P_(SELL)?