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Make x the subject of m=n+x/p

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Explanation:

m = n + x/p

to make x the subject means to transform this into an equation, where we have x alone on one side being expressed by the other terms.

e.g.

x = ...

remember, when we change one side of an equation, we have to do the same thing to the other side as well. otherwise the equation relation is broken. it is like a balance that we need to keep in balance.

so,

m = n + x/p | subtract n from both sides

m - n = x/p | multiply both sides by p

(m - n)p = x

or

x = (m - n)p

because it is an essential property of an equation relation that

a = b means that also b = a

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