Question

Make 'y' the subject of the formula: 17t+3hy=24

Answer 1

y=
`(24-17t)/(3h)`

Explanation:

Hi there!

We are given the formula 17t+3hy=24

We want to make y the subject of the formula, which also means that we want to solve the equation for y

To do that, we'll need to isolate y on one side, much like solving for an equation with real numbers.

Let's first subtract 17t from both sides.

17t+3hy=24

-17t -17t

___________

3hy=24-17t

Now on the left, we have 3hy, but remember; we want just y by itself. Once again, similar to solving an equation with real numbers, we can pretend that 3h is the coefficient of the equation, while y is our variable.

So to get y by itself, we'll need to divide both sides by 3h

y=
`(24-17t)/(3h)`, which can also be written as y=
`(8)/(h) -(17t)/(3h)`

Hope this helps!