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30=x\left(y-z\right)ab
Variable a cannot be equal to 0 since division by zero is not defined. Multiply both sides of the equation by ab.
30=\left(xy-xz\right)ab
Use the distributive property to multiply x by y-z.
30=\left(xya-xza\right)b
Use the distributive property to multiply xy-xz by a.
30=xyab-xzab
Use the distributive property to multiply xya-xza by b.
xyab-xzab=30
Swap sides so that all variable terms are on the left hand side.
\left(xyb-xzb\right)a=30
Combine all terms containing a.
\left(bxy-bxz\right)a=30
The equation is in standard form.
\frac{\left(bxy-bxz\right)a}{bxy-bxz}=\frac{30}{bxy-bxz}
Divide both sides by xyb-xzb.
a=\frac{30}{bxy-bxz}
Dividing by xyb-xzb undoes the multiplication by xyb-xzb.
a=\frac{30}{bx\left(y-z\right)}
Divide 30 by xyb-xzb.
a=\frac{30}{bx\left(y-z\right)}\text{, }a\neq 0
Variable a cannot be equal to 0.
30=x\left(y-z\right)ab
Variable b cannot be equal to 0 since division by zero is not defined. Multiply both sides of the equation by ab.
30=\left(xy-xz\right)ab
Use the distributive property to multiply x by y-z.
30=\left(xya-xza\right)b
Use the distributive property to multiply xy-xz by a.
30=xyab-xzab
Use the distributive property to multiply xya-xza by b.
xyab-xzab=30
Swap sides so that all variable terms are on the left hand side.
\left(xya-xza\right)b=30
Combine all terms containing b.
\left(axy-axz\right)b=30
The equation is in standard form.
\frac{\left(axy-axz\right)b}{axy-axz}=\frac{30}{axy-axz}
Divide both sides by xya-xza.
b=\frac{30}{axy-axz}
Dividing by xya-xza undoes the multiplication by xya-xza.
b=\frac{30}{ax\left(y-z\right)}
Divide 30 by xya-xza.
b=\frac{30}{ax\left(y-z\right)}\text{, }b\neq 0
Variable b cannot be equal to 0.