solve for the indicated letter

mrsgray11

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I'm like totally lost with this and I usually catch on pretty easily. Thanks in advance!

1. y=5x, for x

2. y=x+b, for x

3. 8y=5x, for y

4. w=mt+b, for t
 
mrsgray11 said:
I'm like totally lost with this and I usually catch on pretty easily. Thanks in advance!

I'll do a "similar" problem that should cover all the problems:

Ax + By = C ........................solve for 'y"

Ax + By - Ax = C - Ax ..........................isolate the "variable (letter)" you want to solve

By = C - Ax

By/(B) = (C - Ax) /(B) ............ isolate further

y = -(A/B) * x + (C/A) ........................ and here you have it - isolated 'y'



1. y=5x, for x

2. y=x+b, for x

3. 8y=5x, for y

4. w=mt+b, for t
 
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