Question

make x the subject of
a+x=b

Answer 1

do you have an idea what you will do?

Answer 2

not a one

Answer 3

if you have something like x + 1 = 0

do you know how you can isolate x?

Answer 4

subtract 1 from both sides. x=1

Answer 5

-1

Answer 6

right... so if you have a + x = b what would you do?

Answer 7

to isolate x? subtract a from both sides?

Answer 8

correct. and how will your equation look like if you subtract a?

Answer 9

x=b-a

Answer 10

correct. that's the answer

Answer 11

really? thats all i have to do? i feel dumb

Answer 12

haha lol. people do get confused when everything are letters =)) you just have to look at them like numbers to make it easier

Answer 13

makes sense. thank you so much
would that also work for division? e.g az=b/c

Answer 14

yep. you just isolate whichever is being asked to "make the subject"

Answer 15

omg. fml