x/x-7=y the answer must be x= something over something. please can you show the working
Assuming this is \(\frac{x}{x-7}=y\)
Multiply both sides by x - 7: \(x = y(x-7)\)
Distribute the y over the bracketed terms; \(x=yx-7y\)
Subtract yx from both sides: \(x-yx=-7y\)
Factor the left-hand side; \(x(1-y)=-7y\)
Divide both sides by 1 - y: \(x=\frac{-7y}{1-y}\)
Alternatively, we could write this as: \(x=\frac{7y}{y-1}\)
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