Rearranging Formulae:

Brackets
You should have worked through inverse operations before you attempt
this sheet!

Make ‘n’ the subject of each of the following:

1. 3(n+2) = 12 6. 2(3n-3) = 36 11. 2(n – 4) = 3(n+4)

2. 2(n + 8) = 56 7. 5(2n-5) = 26 12. 4(2n-a+5) = 5
3. 5(n + 2) = 100 8. 8(n-9) = 80 13. 7(5-n) = 2(a+3)
4. 10(n + 3) = 280 9. 12(0.5n+ 2) =36 14. 2(a+b) = 9n
5. 3(2n + 2) = 0 10. n(3+7) + 2 = 92 15. 1/n(2+a) = 8

Squares and Other Indices

Make ‘n’ the subject of each of the following:

1. 𝑛2 = 81 6. 𝑛2 + 6 = 150 11. 𝑛2 − 𝑎 = 𝑐
2. 𝑛2 = 121 7. 𝑛2 − 10 = 6 12. 𝑝2 − 𝑛2 = 0
3. 𝑛2 = 36 8. 𝑛2 − 8 = 41 13. 𝑡𝑛2 = 4𝑤
4. 𝑛3 = 27 9. 𝑛3 + 9 = 73 14. 𝑡 2 𝑛2 = 10
5. 𝑛5 = 32 10. 12 − 𝑛2 = −88 𝑚
15. 3 = 𝑘
𝑛

Combinations (Brackets and Indices)

Make ‘n’ the subject of each of the following, but do not work them out.

1. 𝑛2 = 13(9 + 4) 6. 𝑛2 = 6(6 + 18) 11. 𝑛3 = a(b-c)

2. 𝑛2 = 5(40 + 5) 7. 𝑛(𝑛 + 2𝑛) = 48 12. 𝑛6 = 7c(a+2b)
3. 2(𝑛2 + 2) = 292 8. 𝑛(𝑛2 ) = 27 13. 𝑛4 = 3(a-2c)
4. 2(𝑛2 + 1) = 34 9. 𝑛3 = 5(18+7) 14. 𝑛2 (𝑛3 ) = p
5. 2(𝑛2 − 4) = 68 10. −2(𝑛2 + 4) = −40 15. 𝑛9 = √4(√2)

Easy (ish) Medium Hard

(ish)
Column Column
Column