Define a variable in terms of another

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Jenny Bishop

19 December, 15:26

Define a variable in terms of another

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Lorenzo Blankenship · Answer 1

One example is y = 2*x

The variable y is defined to be 2 times x

x and y are placeholders for a number. If you replace x with something like 9, then y = 2*x = 2*9 = 18. So x = 9 leads to y = 18.

Elena Henderson · Answer 2

If there is a particular variable you need to solve for, try to isolate that on one side of the equal sign