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SFR Lesson NotesThe Winston Churchill School

Rearranging Equations

Algebraic Skills

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Make x the subject for the following:

5x + xy = 3y ­ 9

7x ­ 6y = tx + 4

9y ­ x = xy + 5

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Make x the subject

3(x + 2y) = 2(x ­ y)

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Make x the subject

4(x + a) = 3(x ­ 4)

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Make b the subject

p(a + b) = q(a ­ b)

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Make b the subject

5 = a + b a ­ c

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Make x the subject

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