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How do you solve for c in $a b + c = 5$ $ab + c = 5$ ?

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Mar 26, 2018

$c = 5 - a b$ $c = 5 - ab$

Explanation:

$a b + c = 5$ $ab + c = 5$

Subtract ab from both sides:

$a b + c - a b = 5 - a b$ $ab + c - ab = 5 - ab$

$c = 5 - a b$ $c = 5 - ab$ , done!

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