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  • Nov 21, 2009, 09:07 AM
    amashhour
    how do we make x the subject
    4x=y
  • Nov 21, 2009, 09:08 AM
    amashhour

    4x=y
  • Nov 21, 2009, 09:26 AM
    s_cianci
    What exactly is your question? If you need to solve your equation for x, then divide both sides by 4.
  • Nov 21, 2009, 09:28 AM
    Perito
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by amashhour View Post
    4x=y
    Divide both sides of the equation by some quantity intended to isolate the "x". For example. Given the following equation, how can we make x the "subject"?

    32x = 64y

    If we divide both sides by 32, we'll get this:



    Viola!
  • Nov 28, 2009, 04:38 PM
    mathwiz3502

    divide by 4
    x=y/4
    I believe that there are much more difficult problems in which you have to make x the subject.

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