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Changing the Subject of a Formula worksheet

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  1. 3 marks
    (a)

    Make \(x\) the subject of \(y = x - 13\)

    (b)

    Make \(t\) the subject of \(w = 5t\)

    (c)

    Make \(k\) the subject of \(p = \frac{k}{ 4 }\)

  2. 2 marks

    Make \(x\) the subject of the formula \(y = 2x - 3\)

  3. 2 marks

    Make \(x\) the subject of the formula \(y = \frac{x}{ 9 } + 5\)

  4. 4 marks

    A hire shop uses the formula

    \(C = 14d + 16\)

    to work out the cost, \(C\) pounds, of hiring a garden shredder for \(d\) days.

    (a)

    Make \(d\) the subject of the formula.

    (b)

    Heidi pays £142 to hire the garden shredder.

    Calculate the number of days she hires it for.

  5. 2 marks

    Make \(x\) the subject of the formula \(y = 28 - 3x\)

  6. 3 marks
    (a)

    Rearrange \(y = x + 17\) to make \(x\) the subject.

    (b)

    Rearrange \(w = 6t\) to make \(t\) the subject.

    (c)

    Rearrange \(p = \frac{k}{ 3 }\) to make \(k\) the subject.

  7. 2 marks

    Make \(x\) the subject of the formula \(y = 2x + 3\)

  8. 2 marks

    Make \(x\) the subject of the formula \(y = \frac{x}{ 6 } - 15\)

  9. 4 marks

    A hire shop uses the formula

    \(C = 15d + 10\)

    to work out the cost, \(C\) pounds, of hiring a cement mixer for \(d\) days.

    (a)

    Make \(d\) the subject of the formula.

    (b)

    Aisha pays £190 to hire the cement mixer.

    Calculate the number of days she hires it for.

  10. 2 marks

    Make \(x\) the subject of the formula \(y = 8 - 5x\)

Answers

  1. (a) \(x = y + 13\)
    (b) \(t = \frac{w}{ 5 }\)
    (c) \(k = 4p\)
  2. \(x = \frac{y + 3 }{ 2 }\)
  3. \(x = 9(y - 5)\)
  4. (a) \(d = \frac{C - 16 }{ 14 }\)
    (b) \(9\ \text{days}\)
  5. \(x = \frac{ 28 - y }{ 3 }\)
  6. (a) \(x = y - 17\)
    (b) \(t = \frac{w}{ 6 }\)
    (c) \(k = 3p\)
  7. \(x = \frac{y - 3 }{ 2 }\)
  8. \(x = 6(y + 15)\)
  9. (a) \(d = \frac{C - 10 }{ 15 }\)
    (b) \(12\ \text{days}\)
  10. \(x = \frac{ 8 - y }{ 5 }\)

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