Question

X = b - cd, solve for c

Answer 1

When they say to solve for c, they just want you to isolate it. We can start by subtracting b from both sides to give us:

x - b = cd

After this, we can divide both sides by -d to finish isolating the variable c; remember that -cd is -1(c)(d):

$\frac{x-b}{-d}$ = c

Therefore, c = $\frac{x-b}{-d}$