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  • Jun 19, 2007, 09:35 PM
    thatsme
    rearranging formula
    how can I rearrange this formula. In order to express D in terms of the T and p (ie make D the subject of the formula)

    / = fraction

    T = Dp/50 +20



    thanks
  • Jun 20, 2007, 03:40 AM
    galactus



    Subtract 20 from both sides.

    Multiply both sides by 50.

    Divide through by p.
  • Jun 25, 2010, 09:03 AM
    ginge123
    can anyine help me with this question : 9f+18=fx+2x making x the subject of the equation??
  • Jun 25, 2010, 10:32 PM
    Unknown008

    1. Factor x on the right side.
    2. Divide by something so that x becomes alone.
  • Sep 2, 2010, 10:19 AM
    yomisters
    9f+18=f x x + 2x
    8f+18=x + 2x (3x)
    8f+18/3 = x
    / = Divide
  • Sep 2, 2010, 11:50 AM
    ebaines

    yomisters - first, please note that this is an old thread. And second, you have an error - you wrote "f x x " in the first line, by which I assume you mean "f times x," but then treated that term like it was "f+x" by attempting to subtract f from both sides. The correct way to do this (as suggested by Unknown008) is to treat the right side as fx+2x = x(f+2) and the left hand side as 9f+18 = 9(f+2), and simply divide both sides by (f+2). This of course only works if f+2 is not equal to zero.

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