How do you solve for t in $s= (t + 7) / (t + 5)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-02-14T00:24:43

You must first send the denominator of the fraction into multiplication.

$s = (t + 7)/(t + 5)$

$s(t + 5) = t + 7$

$st + 5s - t - 7 = 0$

$st - t = 5s + 7$

$t(s - 1) = 5s + 7$

$t = (5s + 7)/(s - 1)$

How do you solve for t in s= (t + 7) / (t + 5)s= (t + 7) / (t + 5)?