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How do you solve for P in $A= P+Prt$ ?

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Mar 23, 2016

$P=A/(1+rt)$

Explanation:

Given
$color(white)("XXX")A=P+Prt$

Applying the distributive principle:
$color(white)("XXX")A=P(1+rt)$

Dividing both sides by $(1+rt)$ :
$color(white)("XXX")A/(1+rt)=P$

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