Vocabulary
Find the Variables.
2x-3y-z+6
x,y,z
Solve Using the distributive property.
2 x (3+ 1)=
8
Find the value of the variable
x-11=3
x=14
4X9=
36
You are walking directly away from your house. You are 5 miles away from your house when you start walking, so you can determine your distance from your house by adding 5 to the number of miles you have walked.
What part is the dependent variable?
The dependent variable is your distance from home.
Find the Terms.
2x-3y-z+6
2x,-3y,-z,+6
Solve Using the distributive property.
4 x (3 +6)
36
Find the value of the variable.
n+19=30
n=11
7X8=
56
You are walking directly away from your house. You are 5 miles away from your house when you start walking, so you can determine your distance from your house by adding 5 to the number of miles you have walked.
What part is the indepentent variable?
The independent variable is the number of miles you walk.
Find the coefficients.
2x-3y-z+6
2,-3, and -1
Solve Using the distributive property.
3 x (27+14)=
123
Find the value of the variable.
23-x=3
x=20
48/2
24
What is an Independent variable?
An independent variable is a variable that represents a quantity that is being manipulated in an experiment.
Find the constant.
2x-3y-z+6
6
Solve Using the distributive property.
(10+7) X m=
70m
Find the value of the variable.
7-5+x=9
x=7
5/6 X 2/3=
10/18 OR 5/9
What is a Dependent variable?
A dependent variable represents a quantity whose value depends on how the independent variable is manipulated.
Name 2 factors.
2x-3y-z+6
2x,-3y, and -z
Solve Using the distributive property.
6 x (a+b)=
6a + 6b
23-15+x=58
x=50
3/5 X 7/4=
21/20
What is the dependent variable?
You are doing chores to earn your allowance. For each chore you do, you earn $3?
The dependent variable is the amount of money you earn because the amount of money you earn depends on how many chores you do.