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Grade 126 grade maths

The variable used in the equation 2p + 8 = 18 is __________.

Profile image of Pawan Prajapati
5 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Harshit Singh
5 Years ago
Dear Student

The variable used in the equation 2p + 8 = 18 is p.

The word ‘variable’ means something that can vary, i.e., change.
The value of a variableis not fixed. We use a variable to represent a number and denote it by any letter such as l, m, n, p, x, y, z etc

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