CONSTRUCTING

FORMULAE
Examples

1
Prices
ice-lolly $2

ice-cream $3

Write down a formula for the cost C, in $, of x ice-lollies and y ice-creams.

cost of x ice-lollies = 2 × x = 2x

cost of y ice-creams = 3 × y = 3y

C  2x  3y
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2
Cooking time for a chicken

• allow 45 minutes per kg

• then cook for an extra 30 minutes

Write down a formula for the time T, in minutes, to cook a chicken that has
a mass of w kg.
w kg at 45 minutes per kg = 45 × w = 45w minutes

an extra 30 minutes is needed

T  45w  30
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3
Car hire costs

• $50

• plus $60 for each day that the car is hired

Write down a formula for the total cost C, in $, to hire a car for n days.

n days at $60 per day = 60 × n = 60n

there is an extra $50 to pay

C  60n  50
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x4

2x  5

Write down a formula for the perimeter P of this rectangle.

P  total distance around the edge of the rectangle

P  2x  5  x  4  2x  5  x  4 collect like terms

P  6x  18