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B) Make k the subject of the formula p = 5k + 2
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Answer:

k = (p -2)/5

Explanation:

You want to make k the subject of the formula p = 5k +2.

Operations

The operations done to k are ...

  • multiply by 5
  • add 2

Solution

To solve for k, we undo these operations in reverse order.

Subtract 2 to undo the addition.

p = 5k +2 . . . . . . . . . . given

p -2 = 5k +2 -2 . . . . . . subtract 2 from both sides

p -2 = 5k . . . . . . . . . simplify

Divide by 5 to undo the multiplication.

(p -2)/5 = (5k)/5 . . . . . divide both sides by 2

(p -2)/5 = k . . . . . . . . simplify

Writing this with k as the subject, we have ...

k = (p -2)/5

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