Solving for Data: Formula with OUTPUT Provided

[vladtess]

Hello fellas.

I have this formula that encodes data:

OUTPUT = (Data * 7) + (Data * 2) + 8

So in this case, if I have the OUTPUT, what is the data. What formula can I use if I have OUTPUT to get Data? Thanks much!

 

[chiro]

Hello fellas.

I have this formula that encodes data:

OUTPUT = (Data * 7) + (Data * 2) + 8

So in this case, if I have the OUTPUT, what is the data. What formula can I use if I have OUTPUT to get Data? Thanks much!

Hey vladtess and welcome to the forums.

Hint: Try re-arranging to get Data = something else. I will provide one hint:

OUTPUT = Data*7 + Data*2 + 8 = 9*Data + 8. Do you remember how to balance equations to get one in terms of the other (using arithmetic)?

 

[vladtess]

Hey Chiro, thanks, i happened to remember the outcomes.

It comes out to (OUTPUT-8)/9 = data

Is that correct?

Thanks much for making me think a little! ))

 

[chiro]

Hey Chiro, thanks, i happened to remember the outcomes.

It comes out to (OUTPUT-8)/9 = data

Is that correct?

Thanks much for making me think a little! ))

Yep, that's it :).

 

[blue_raver22]

Hello! Thank you for sharing your formula with us. It appears that the formula is a mathematical expression that encodes data by multiplying it by 7, then adding the product of data and 2, and finally adding 8. To solve for data, we can use the inverse operations of the formula. This would involve subtracting 8, dividing by 2, and then dividing by 7. The resulting value would be the data that was encoded using the formula. So, the formula to solve for data when given the output would be:

Data = (OUTPUT - 8) / 2 / 7

I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any further questions.