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Clive's Formula Rearranging Errors Explained

Clive has made mistakes rearranging formulas to make variables the subject. For the first question, Clive incorrectly subtracted 2 from both sides instead of dividing both sides by 5. For the second question, Clive made no mistakes. For the third question, Clive incorrectly divided both sides by 3 instead of 4/3π. For the fourth question, Clive failed to show the steps of expanding the brackets and subtracting by from both sides.

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Clive's Formula Rearranging Errors Explained

Clive has made mistakes rearranging formulas to make variables the subject. For the first question, Clive incorrectly subtracted 2 from both sides instead of dividing both sides by 5. For the second question, Clive made no mistakes. For the third question, Clive incorrectly divided both sides by 3 instead of 4/3π. For the fourth question, Clive failed to show the steps of expanding the brackets and subtracting by from both sides.

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Clumsy Clive On Rearranging Formulae

Clive is tackling his rearranging formulae homework and knows that he’s made mistakes
somewhere.
Can you spot and correct the mistakes Clive has made?
Can you explain what mistakes Clive has made, and maybe give him some tips so that he
(hopefully) doesn’t make them again?
Question 1:
Rearrange the formula below to make x the subject:
y=5 x +2
You must show each stage of your working.
Clive’s answer: Your answer:
y=5 x +2
Divide both sides by 5:
y
=x+2
5
Subtract both sides 2
Answer:
y
x= −2
5

What mistake has Clive made?

Question 2:
Rearrange the formula below to make t the subject:
v=u+at
You must show each stage of your working.
Clive’s answer: Your answer:
v=u+at
Add to both sides.
u
v+u=at
Divide both sides by a .
Answer:
v +u
t=
a

What mistake has Clive made?

Question 3:
The formula to calculate the volume of a sphere is:
4 3
V= π r
3
Rearrange to make r the subject, giving your answer in its simplest form.
Clive’s answer: Your answer:
4 3
V= π r
3
4
Divide both sides by 3 π .
3V 3
=r
4π
Remove the power.
Answer:
r=
√ 3V
4π

What mistake has Clive made?

Question 4:
Make x the subject of the following formula, showing all your workings:
ax +by =c ( y−x )
Clive’s answer: Your answer:
ax +by =c ( y−x )
Expand the brackets.
ax +by =cy−cx
Subtract by from both sides.
ax=cy−cx −by
Divide both sides by a .
Answer:
cy−cx−by
x=
a

What mistake has Clive made?

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