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How do you change the subject of the formula?

​All that changing the subject of the formula means is basically getting a letter on its own on one side of the equation. To begin, let's take a relatively simple example.

Make x ...

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Answered by Robbie T. Maths tutor
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Jill takes out a loan of £6000 to get a car. The loan has a compound interest of 3% and she takes it out for 4 years. a) How much interest has Jill accrued after 2 years? b) What is the total amount to be paid after 4 years?

There are 3 rules to answering Maths questions:

  1. Am I actually answering the question?
  2. Have I answered the whole question? (the question above has two parts)
  3. ...
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Answered by Rebecca W. Maths tutor
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solve x/2 + 11 = 15

whenever we solve an equation we want to get the unknown (x) alone on one side of the equals sign, but remember whatever we do to one sign of the equation, we have to do to the other. So lets start by ...

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Answered by Samir P. Maths tutor
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Solve this inequality 4y - 3 ≥ 5

1 - We treat an inequality sign like an equals sign (unless we divide by a negative number).

2 - Rearrange the inequality to get all the ys on one side and all the numbers on the other si...

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Answered by Gadah A. Maths tutor
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Solve 5x - 2= 3x + 7

1 - First we need to get all the x values on one side and all the numbers on the otherside of the equals sign.

2 - We then need simplify the equation to get 1 x.

Solve 5x - ...

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Answered by Gadah A. Maths tutor
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