Backtracking

Example 1:

Exe
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Example 2:

Example 3
Example 4:
 Solving One Step Equations
 To solve an equation means to find the value of the pronumeral which, when substituted, will make an
equation a true statement.
 If you perform the same arithmetic operation on both sides of an equation, the equation remains valid.
 To find the solution to the equation, perform identical arithmetic operations to both sides of the equation
until the pronumeral is left by itself.
 To solve a one-step equation, decide which operation was performed with the pronumeral in the process
of forming the equation and then perform an inverseoperation.
 The solution can be verified by substituting it into the original equation andchecking whether it makes a
true statement.
 Solutions to the equations do not have to be whole positive numbers.

Example1 Solve each of the following linear equations.

a) x − 79 = 153
x − 79 = 153 (Add 79 to both sides of the equation)
x − 79 + 79 = 153 + 79
x = 232
b) x + 46 = 82

x + 46 = 82 (Subtract 46 from both sides of the equation)

x + 46 − 46 = 82 – 46
x = 36
c) 6x = 102

6x = 102 (Divide both sides of the equation by 6)

6 x 102
6 = 6
x = 17
x
d) 7 = 19
x
7 × 7 = 19 × 7(Multiply both sides of the equation by 7)
x = 133

e) 4+y=2
4+y=2 (Subtract 4 from both sides of the equation)
4 + y - 4 = 2- 4
y=-2

f) 5y = 11 (Divide both sides of the equation by 5)

5 y 11
5 = 5
x = 2.2
Exercise;

1 Solve each of the following one-step equations.

a x + 11 = 17 b t + 8 = 15 c w + 9 = 21

d h + 5 = 13 e 26 + d = 32 f 31 + q = 47

g m − 5 = 11 h c − 9 = 17 i l − 13 = 29

jk−4=9 k a − 16 = 30 l b − 22 = 36

m 5y = 40 n 3z = 48 o 11p = 55

p 7a = 84 q 84 = 12m r 63 = 9z

f k s
s =13 t =9 u = 10
4 10 6

v y n
v =7 w3= x4=
3 12 17

Example 2
Substitute to determine whether the value of x given is a solution to the equation.
a x + 15 = 48; x = 33 b −4m = 28; x = 7
Solution:
a LHS = x + 15 b LHS = −4m
= 33 + 15 = −4 × 7
= 48 = −28
LHS = RHS LHS ≠ RHS
So x = 33 is a solution. So x = 7 is not a solution.
 Solving Multi-step Equations
 If you perform the same arithmetic operation on both sides of an equation, the equation remains
valid.
 The inverse operations, which will allow us to obtain the pronumeral on its own, must be performed
in the reverse order.
 If there is a pronumeral in the denominator of a fraction, either ‘invert’ or ‘cross-multiply’.
Example1.Solve the following linear equations.
a)2x+ 4 = 12 b) −6 − 2x = 12
x
4
c) 4 − x = 10 d) − = 11
Exercise
1. Solve the following linear equations showing all working.
a 7k + 9 = 44 b 3d + 6 = 48 c 17 + 4c = 29

d 8 + 11b = 63 e 5m − 4 = 11 f 12q − 22 = 86

g 32 − 3f = 14 h 25 − 5k = 20 i 58 = 26 + 8a

j 97 = 13 + 12n k 3 = 11 − 2s l 15 = 36 − 7g

m 12 − y = −15 n −7 − m = −24 o 18 − x = −3

2. Solve the following equations. (Answers are not whole numbers.)

a 2p + 12 = 21 b 7d + 8 = 19 c 4f + 25 = 52

d 9q + 6 = 39 e 11a − 10 = 14 f 13k − 4 = 11

g 5l − 17 = 6 h 14w − 20 = 15 i 1 + 8c = 5

j 12 + 5n = 13 k 37 + 12f = 65 l 16 + 3l = 33

m 8 − 2a = 27 n 29 − 6y = 51 o 13 − 4b = 36
3. Solve the following equations.

3k 9m 7p
a) 5 =5 b) 8 = 18 c) 10 = −8

8u 11 x x
d) = −3 e) = 2 f) + 6 = 16
11 4 4

g r m
g) +4=9 h) +6=5 i) - 12 = −10
6 10 9

Example2.Solve the following linear equations.

x+1 7−x
2 5
a) = 11 b) = –6.3

4. Solve the following linear equations.

x−2 x+65 5 x +1
a) 3 = 5 b) 73 =1 c) 2 = 3

4 x−13 −10 x −4
d) 9 = -5 e) 3 =1

Equations with grouping Symbols

If an equation contains grouping symbols, expand the grouping symbols first, unless dividing both sides by
the coefficient in front of the grouping symbols doesnot create a fraction.

Example1.Solve each of the following linear equations.

a) 7(x − 5) = 28 b) 6(x + 3) = 7 c) −6(x − 2) = 12

Exercise
1.Solve each of the following linear equations.

a) 5(x + 4) = 15 b) 3(x − 2) = −12 c)7(x − 6) = 0

d) −10 (a + 1) = 5 e) −12 (p − 2) = 6 f) −9 (a − 3) = −3

g) 4(b − 6) = 4 h) 3(y − 7) = 0 i) −3(x + 1) = 7

j) −7(y + 2) = 0 k )−6(y + 5) = −11 l) −5(y − 2.3) = 1.6

2. Solve the following equations.

a) 6(x + 8) = 36 b) 7(y − 4) = 35 c) 5(m − 3) = 10

 d) 3(2k + 5) = 24 e) 5(3n − 1) = 80 f) 6(2c + 7) = 54

Solving equations with pronumerals on both sides

 If there are pronumerals on both sides of an equation, ‘combine’ the pronumeral terms into one by
either addition or subtraction.
Example1. Solve each of the following linear equations.
a) 5y = 3y + 4 b) 7x + 5 = 27 − 4x
Exercise
1. Solve each of the following linear equations.
a) 6y = 4y − 2 b) 6y = −y + 7 c) 10y = 5y – 15
d) 10x − 7 = −2x + 5 e) 7x + 2 = 5x + 12 f) 15x + 3 = 7x − 5
g) −2x + 7 = 4x + 19 h) −3x + 2 = −2x − 11 i) 11 − 6x = 18 − 5x
2. Solve the following equations.
a) 6x + 5 = 5x + 7 b) 7b + 9 = 6b + 14 c) 11w + 17 = 6w + 27
d) 8f − 2 = 7f + 5 e) 10t − 11 = 5t + 4 f) 12r − 16 = 3r + 5
3. Solve the following equations.
a) 5 − 2x = 6 − x b) 10 − 3c = 8 − 2c c) 3r + 13 = 9r – 3
d) k− 5 = 2k − 6 e) 5y + 8 = 13y + 17 f) 17 − 3g = 3 − g
4. Solve the following equations.
a) 3(x + 5) = 2x b) 8(y + 3) = 3y c) 6(t − 5) = 4(t + 3)
d) 10u + 1 = 3u − 3 e) 12f − 10 = 4f − 5 f) 4r + 3 = 2r + 7
5. Solve the following equations.
3(k −10) 9(m+1)
a) =6 b) = 81
5 2
7 p+ 3 8 x+2
c) = 8 p +4 d) = −3 x+ 5
10 11

Using formulas

A formula is an equation that relates two or more variables. You can find the value of one of the variables if

you are given the value of all other unknowns.

DO the following Exercise:

All measurements of length for this exercise are in centimetres.

1 The area of a rectangle is A = lb. Find the value of A when:

a l = 7, b = 5 b l = 9, b = 2

1
c l = 11, b = 6 dl=3 ,b=7
2
e l = 4.5, b = 8.4 f l = 7.8, b = 6.3

1
2. The area of a triangle is A = bh. Find the value of A when:
2
a b = 5, h = 9 b b = 3, h = 11
c b = 10, h = 8 d b = 3.7, h = 4
1
e b = 10 , h = 2 f b = 11.3, h = 6.2
2
1
3. The area of a trapezium is A = h (a + b). Find the value of A when:
2
a h = 5, a = 2, b = 4
b h = 7, a = 6, b = 2
1 1
c h = 11, a = 5 , b = 6
2 2
d h = 8.6, a = 9.2, b = 3.4

4. The area of a circle is A = πr2. Use the approximation to π of 3.14 to calculate the value of A given that r
is:
a3 b 9.6 c 12.4 d7

5. Given the formula y = mx + b, find y when:

a m = 8, x = 12, b = 9 b m = −8, x = 6, b = 4

1 2
c m = −7, x = ,b=2 d m = −6.8, x = , b = −9
4 5

Solving problems with linear equations

■ To solve a word problem using algebra

– Read the problem and find out what the question is asking you to find.

– Define a pronumeral and write a statement such as: ‘Let x be the number of . . .’ The pronumeral is often
what you have been asked to find.

– Highlight the key pieces of information in the question.

– Write an equation using your defined pronumeral.

– Solve the equation.

– Check that your solution makes sense and is reasonable.

– Answer the question in words.

DO the following Exercise:

1. Match the written scenario a–d with its possible equation i–iv.

a 7 is 3 more than a number i 3x + 1 = 16

b 2 less than a number is 10 ii a 2 = 3

c 16 is 1 more than 3 lots of a number iii n + 3 = 7

d half of a number is 3 iv y - 2 = 10

2. For each of the following examples, make x the unknown number and set up an equation to represent the
problem. There is no need to solve the equation.
a Three less than a certain number is equal to 5.
b Seven is added to two lots of a number and the result is 9.

c 2 more than a certain number is divided by 3. The result is 4.

d 3 is added to a certain number, which has been halved. The result is 6.

3. The sum of the ages of Sam and his brother Bernard is 34. If Sam is 4 years older than Bernard, fill in the

following to find their ages.

Let x be the of Bernard.

The age of Sam is _________. The sum of their ages is 34.

∴ x + ----------- = 34

4. Write an equation for each number problem, then find a solution.

a The sum of a certain number and 18 is 46. What is the number?

b The sum of a certain number and 7 is −12. What is the number?

c A certain number minus 5 is equal to 19. What is the number?

d The difference between a certain number and 8 is −4. What is the number?

e The difference between a certain number and −2 is 6. What is the number?

f The product of a certain number and 3 is 108. What is the number?

g When a certain number is multiplied by 6 the result is 72. What is the number?

h When a certain number is divided by 9 the result is 2. What is the number?

i When a certain number is divided by −7, the result is −1.4. What is the number?

5.a I think of a number, double it, and subtract 3. The result is 17. What is the number?

b When the product of a certain number and 4 is added to 12, the result is 52. What is the number?

c 8 is subtracted from the product of 2 and a number. The result is −10. What is the number?

d The product of a certain number and 5 is divided by 9. The result is 10. What is the number?

e The sum of a certain number and −1 is then multiplied by 7. The result is 21. What is the number?

f Treble a certain number and subtract 12. Multiply the result by 5 and the answer is 15. What is the

number?
SIMPLE QUADRATIC EQUATIONS
There are two solutions to the equation: x 2 = c

This equation is called a quadratic equation because the variable has a power of 2.
6. Solve, giving answers to two decimal places if necessary.
a) 9x2 - 8 = 56

b) 4x2 + 3 = 52

c) 81x2 + 7 = 107

d) 49x2 − 20 = 5

Complex Equations
Q1. Solve each of the following linear equations.
a) 6(4x − 3) + 7(x + 1) = 9 b) 9(3 − 2x) + 2(5x + 1) = 0
c) 8(5 − 3x) − 4(2 + 3x) = 3 d) 9(1 + x) − 8(x + 2) = 2x
e) 6(4 + 3x) = 7(x − 1) + 1 f) 10(4x + 2) = 3(8 − x) + 6
Q2. a)Given that y = 7 − 3(x + 2), find x when y = −5.
b)Given that y = 5 − 4(x − 3), find x when y = 37.
c) Given that y = 4 − 5(2x − 5), find x when y = 12.
d) Given that y = 14 − 3(2x − 8), find x when y = 0.
e)Given that y = 3x − 2(5x + 1), find x when y = −16.
f)Given that y = 4x − 3(5 − 2x),find x when y = 8.
g)Given that y = 3(2x − 1) − 4(x + 2), find x when y = −3.
h) Given that y = 4(1 − 3x) − 2(1 − x),find x when y = 2.
 Equations with fractions
Example1.Solve each of the following linear equations.
4 x +3 1
a) = –2 b) (2x – 1) = – 4
5 3
Q1.Solve each of the following linear equations.

Example2. Solve the following equations.

x 3x 4 x−5
a) +3=6 b) −5=2 c) +2=7
2 2 3
Q2.Solve these equations for x.

Example3. Solve the following equations.

2 x−1 5 3 x −1 2 x
a) = b) =
3 2 5 7

Q3.Solve these equations for x.

Example4. Solve the following equations.
3 x −1 2 x +5 3 x−1
a) =4 x−1 b) =
2 4 5
Q4.Solve these equations for x.

Example5. Solve the

following equations.
2x x x 3x
a) − =5 b) −3=
3 2 5 8
Q5.Solve these equations for x.

Solving problems with linear equations

Example1. If twice a certain number is subtracted from 11, the result is 4 more than the number. Find the
number.
11 − 2x = x + 4
11 − 2x + 2x = x + 4 + 2x
11 = 3x + 4
11 − 4 = 3x + 4 − 4
7 = 3x
3x= 7
7
x=
3
Q1. Solve the following problems to find the number.
a)When a number is multiplied by 3 and then increased by 7, the answer is 19.
b)When a number is subtracted from 11, the result is 5 more than the number.
c)When a number is decreased by 3 and the result doubled, the answer equals the original number.
d)When half a number is added to one-third of a number, the answer is 30.
Example2.The sum of three consecutive even numbers is 132. Find the smallest number.
x + (x + 2) + (x + 4) = 132
3x+ 6 = 132
3x + 6 − 6 = 132 − 6
3x = 126
x = 42
42 is the smallest even number.
Q2. a) If two consecutive integers have a sum of 127, find the numbers.
b)If three consecutive integers add to 27, find the smallest of them.
c) Four consecutive integers have a sum of −6. Find the largest of them.
Example3.If five more than a number is one more than twice the number, what is the number?
5 + n = 2n + 1
5 + n − n = 2n + 1 − n
5=n+1
5−1=n+1−1
4=n
The number is 4.
Q3.Solve the following problems to find the number.
a)Seven more than a number is three more than twice the number.
b)Four more than a number is eight more than three times the number.
c)Six more than twice a number is four more than four times the number.
d) Nine less than five times a number is three less than twice the number.
Extension
Example4.The sum of two numbers is 14. When one number is added to twice the other, the result is
25.Find the numbers.
2n + (14 − n) = 25
2n + 14 − n = 25
n + 14 = 25
n = 25 − 14
n = 11
As 14 − 11= 3,
The numbers are 3 and 11.
Q4.Solve the following problems.
a)The sum of two numbers is 10. When one number is added to twice the other, the result is 16. Find
thenumbers.
b)The sum of two numbers is 12. When one number is subtracted from three times the other, the result is
4.Find the numbers.
c)Two numbers differ by 2. Twice the smaller number is added to the larger number and the result is 14.Find
the numbers.
d)Three consecutive even integers are such that the sum of the two smaller numbers is equal to six morethan
the largest number. Find the integers.
e)Three consecutive integers are such that three times the sum of the larger pair is equal to five times thesum
of the smaller pair. Find the numbers.

Example5.At the moment Jack is 5 years older than Mim. In 7 years time Mim’s age will be three-quarters
of Jack’s age. How old are they at present?
Mim Jack
Age now x x+5
Age in 7 years x+7 x + 12

3
x+7= (x + 12)
4
4(x + 7) = 3(x + 12)
4x + 28 = 3x + 36
4x − 3x = 36 − 28
x=8
As x + 5 = 8 + 5 = 13,
Mim is8 years old and Jack is 13 years old.
Q5.Solve the following problems.
a)A man is currently three times as old as his son. In 11 years from now he will be twice as old as his son
will be then. How old is his son now?
b)At present Guido is 8 years older than Bob. If Guido was 1 year younger, his age would be double Bob’s
age. How old is Bob?
c)In 5 years time Pam will be twice as old as Sam was 2 years ago. Pam is 8 years older than Sam. How old
is Sam?
d)The sum of Peter’s and Susan’s ages is 20 years. If Peter’s age was doubled, it would be 5 years more than
three times Susan’s age. How old is Susan?
Q6.One half of my age is 10 years more than one-third of my age. How old am I?
Q7. The Green Cab taxi company charges $3.75 plus $1.53 per kilometre. Michael has$20 left after going
out for dinner.
a) How far can he go in the taxi?
b) If he lives 12 km from the restaurant, will he make it home in the taxi? If not, how far will he have
to walk?
Substitution and formulas
Example1. Ivan, the electrician, knows that the formula for the voltage in an electrical circuit can be found
using the formula known as Ohm’s Law:
V = IR where I = current in amperes, R = resistance in ohms and V = voltage in volts. Find V when:
I = 2 amperes, R = 10 ohms
Example2.Find a given that u = 50, v = 110, t = 6 and v = u + at.
Q1. a)Find a given that v = u + at, u = 20, v = 150 and t = 5.
 b)Find u given that v = u + at, a = 20, v = 135 and t = 5.
c)Find the value of t given that v = 102, u = 18, a = 7 and v = u + at.
d)Find the value of a given that v = 54, u = 12, t = 14 and v = u + at.

1
Q2. Use the formula d = ct to find the value of:
2
a) c when d = 100 and t = 8 b)t when d = 320 and c = 16.
2 Rn
Q3. Use the formula a = to find the value of
n+ 1
a)R when a = 12 and n = 24 b) R when a = 10 and n = 36.
E
Q4. Use the formula I = to find the value of E when I = 8, R = 15 and r = 3.
R +r
Q5.a)Find s given that v = 20, a = 10, u = 10 and v2= u2+ 2as.
1
b)Find a given that u = 5, t = 5, s = 100 and s = ut+ at2.
2
Q6. The formula to convert temperature measurements from degrees Celsius, C, to degrees Fahrenheit, F, is
9
F = C + 32. Find C when:
5
a)F = 120° b)F = 60° c)F = 212°
Q7.The formula for finding the circumference (perimeter) C of a circle ofdiameter D is C = πD.
a)Find the circumference of a circle of diameter 11.4 cm.
b)Find the diameter of a circle with circumference 250 cm.
Q8. The formula for calculating the circumference C of a circle of radius r is C = 2πr.
a)Find the circumference of a circle of radius 8.6 cm.
b)Find the radius of a circle of circumference 100 m.
Q9.When a car travels a distance of d km in time t h, the average speed, s km/h, for the journey is given by
d
theformula s =
t
a)Find the average speed of a car that travels 200 km in 2 h.
1
b)What is the distance travelled by a car in 3 h if its average speed is 80 km/h?
4
c)How long does it take for a car to travel 865 km at an average speed of 110 km/h?
1
Q10.The area of a rhombus is given by A = xy .
2
a)Given A = 40 and x = 8, find y.
b)Given A = 38 and y = 12, find x.
5
Q11.The conversion from degrees Fahrenheit, F, to degrees Celsius, C, is C = (F − 32). Find:
9
a)C when F = 180 b)F when C = 20.
Q12.The area of a rectangle is given by A = lb, where A is the area, l the length and b the breadth.
 a)Find the area of a rectangle with length 16 cm and breadth 5 cm.
b)Find the length of a rectangle with area 30 cm2 and breadth 5 cm.
Q13.A cylinder of radius r and height h has volume given by V = πr 2h.
a)Find the volume of a cylindrical tin can of radius 12 cm and height 17.5 cm.
b)Find the height of a cylinder of radius 4 cm, given that its volume is 80 cm3.
1
Q14.The formula for energy is E = mv2, where m is the mass of an object andv is its speed.
2
a)Calculate E given m = 100 andv = 5.
b)Calculate m given E = 1400 and v = 18.

Q15.The surface area of a closed cylinder is given by A = 2πr 2+ 2πrh. Find h when A = 1800 and r = 3.
y 2− y 1
Q16.The formula for gradient, m is given by m = . Find y2 when x1= 5, x2 = 3, y1= 2 and m = −2.
x 2−x 1
Q17.To find the area of a triangle with sides a, b and c units long, we find s,its semi-perimeter, using the
a+b+ c
formula s = , and then useA = √ s (s−a)(s−b)(s−c ). A triangle has sides of length 5 cm, 6 cm and 7
2
cm.Find its semi-perimeter and hence its area.

Solving inequalities
 Inequalities involve the inequality signs > (greater than), ≥ (greater than or equal to), < (less than)
and ≤ (less than or equal to).
 In most cases we can solve an inequality as if the inequality sign was an equal sign.
 If we multiply or divide both sides of an inequality by a negative number, the inequality sign must
be reversed.
Example1. Write the following in algebraic form:
a)Three times a number is always smaller than ten.3x <10
b)Twice a number is larger than or equal to eight.2x ⩾8
c)Four more than three times a number is greater than fifteen.3x + 4 >15
x
d) Eight more than half a number is less than or equal to three. +8 ⩽3
2
Q1. Write the following in algebraic form.
a)Four times a number is always smaller than thirteen.
b)Five times a number is always greater than fifty.
c) Ten times a number is greater than or equal to eighty.
d) Two more than three times a number is less than thirty-five.
e) Three more than four times a number is more than seventy.
f) Eight less than a number is less than or equal to thirty.
g) Thirteen less than twice a number is greater than twenty.
h) Nine less than twenty times a number is more than ten.
i)Ten more than half a number is less than nineteen.
j)Five more than one-third of a number is greater than six.
Example2.a) Is x = 3 a solution to the inequality 3x − 2 >5?
Is 3(3) − 2 >5? Is 9 − 2 >5?
7 >5 is true.
∴ x = 3 is a solution.
b) Is x = −5 a solution to the inequality 5 − 2x ⩽6?
Is 5 − 2(−5) ⩽6?
Is 5 + 10 ⩽6?
15 ⩽6 is false.
∴ x = −5 is not a solution

c) Is x = 7 a solution to the inequality 3 − 5x >2x + 1?

Is 3 − 5(7) >2(7) + 1?
−32 >15 is false.
∴ x = 7 is not a solution.
Q2. Check if the value in brackets is a solution to the inequality.
a)3x − 2 >7 (x = 4) b)3 − 4x ⩾13 (x = −5)
x
c)5x + 1 <11 (x = 2) d) + 3 >0 (x = 10)
2
3 x −1
e)7x − 8 ⩾5 (x = 10) f) ⩽3 (x = −7)
4
x−3
g)7 − 4x ⩽3 (x = −2) h) <7 (x = 0)
2
i)x+ 6 >0 (x = −3) j)3x + 7 <11 − 2x (x = 3)
k)4x + 1 ⩾6 (x = 1) l)7x + 3 <5 − x (x = 3)
m)2 >5 − x (x = −3) n)3(x + 1) − 2 >5 − 5(1 − x) (x = −1)
Example3. Solve the following inequalities and sketch the solution on a number line.
−3 x
a) x + 4 >7 b) 5c – 7 ≥ 17 c) 6 d) 7h + 4 >5h − 7
7
Q3.Solve the following inequalities.
a) x + 5 > 6 b) v – 8 < 2 c) t + 7 ≤ 1
d) p– 2 ≥ –1 e) f + 13 ≥ 7 f) h – 14 > 31
Q4. Solve the following.
x
a) 6x < 18 b) ≥2 c) 4y > 12
4
x x −1
d) ≤ −1 e) 5d > −7 f) >
5 8 4
Q5. Solve the following inequalities.
a) −2x < 4 b) 6 − h > −1 c) 14 − 8u ≤ 22
−5 x −9 x
d) −3 − x ≥ −1 e) <4 f) ≥ 14
6 5
Q6. Solve these inequalities for x.
a) 4 + 3x ⩾5 + x b)3 + 3x <13 + x c)3x − 4 >5x − 2
d) x− 3 ⩽5x + 7 e)3x + 7 <11 − 2x f)4 − 2x ⩾3 − x
g) 3x + 2 >x − 5 h)2x − 3 <5 − 7x i)5 − 2x ⩾x + 4
j) 7 − 3x ⩽5 − x k)3(x − 1) >x + 2 l)5 − 2x ⩽2(x + 2)
m)3x − 2 >2(x − 1) + 5x n)1 − (x − 3) ⩾2(x + 5) − 1 o)5 − (x + 2) ⩽2(2x − 1)
p) 3(x + 1) − 2 >5 − 2(x − 1) q)3 − x ⩾5 − 2(x + 1) r)x + 7(4 − x) <2 − 5(1 − x)

Q7. Solve these inequalities for x.

Q8.So
l ve
these

inequalities for x.

Q9.Solve the following inequalities and sketch their solution on separate number lines.
a) −x > 5 b) u + 7 < 8 c) 7g < 63
x −2 x
d) > −2 e) 8y + 7 ≥ 43 f) +1>4
6 5
g) 5( j+ 4) ≥ 95 h) 6x + 5 ≤ 4x + 7 i) 5r − 2 > 8r − 1

Solving Literal equations -1

Another name for formula is literal Equation.

Do the following exercise:

1. Make x the subject of each formula.
2. After expanding the group symbols, solve each literal equation for x.

3. Solve each literal equation for the pronumeral shown in the brackets

4. C

5. Make a the subject of each formula.

6. Make N the subject of each formula after first multiplying each term by lowest common
denominator.

7. Solve each literal equation for x.

8. Solve each equation for the letter shown in brackets.