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How do i solve for m in i=pm

User Markus Dutschke
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We have the expression


i=p\cdot m

To solve it for m, we divide both sides by p:


\begin{gathered} i=p\cdot m \\ (i)/(p)=(p)/(p)\cdot m \\ m=(i)/(p) \end{gathered}

The resulting equation is m = i/p.

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