Algebra Help

We take this equation and divide every term by V:

The V's in the first term cancel. Term #2 is zero because there are no organisms entering. Term #3 has F/V, and that is the same as D. The V's cancel in Term #4. This results in:

Note that the original Term #4 was jumped up in the sequence to neaten up the equation ( there is no need for the + sign).