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im trying to solve a literal equation, then solve the specific question

first part is stumping me, im to solve for X
ax=bx-c
this is what I got
ax-bx=c, but don't know how to get x by itself

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just factor out the x:
x(a-b) = c
x = c/(a-b)
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