Identify dependent and independent variables — Guided Practice — page 1
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Worksheet directions

Grade 6 • Guided Practice • Work with your teacher or a partner. Discuss the model or strategy, then complete each problem.

Sample questions

  1. A service costs $1 plus $3 per hour. Complete a table for h = 0, 1, 2, 3 and explain how cost depends on hours.
  2. Describe how the output changes when the input increases by 1. Does the output start at zero? Write a rule.
  3. The rule is y = 3x + 1. A student swaps the column headings x and y without changing the numbers. Explain why the original rule no longer describes that table.
  4. The table relates the number of notebooks n to total cost C. Identify the independent and dependent variables and write an equation.
  5. The rule is y = 2x + 0. A student swaps the column headings x and y without changing the numbers. Explain why the original rule no longer describes that table.

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Common Core connections

Source labels: 6.EE.C.9. Review the learning goals below to check the fit for your class.

  • 6.EE.C.9 — Relate dependent and independent variables

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