Graphing and Analyzing (CYU)

You earn $5 an hour mowing the lawn. How much do you earn in 1 hour?

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

You earn $5 an hour mowing the lawn.

Label the blanks in the table.

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

h

i

j

60

20

8

2

10

30

40

12

4

6

You earn $5 an hour mowing the lawn.

What is the equation?

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

You earn $5 an hour mowing the lawn.

What is the independent variable?

• Hourly wage

• Hours worked

• Total earnings

• Type of work

You earn $5 an hour mowing the lawn.

What is the dependent variable?

• The amount of money earned

• The number of hours worked

• The type of lawn mower used

• The weather conditions

You earn $5 an hour mowing the lawn. How much would you earn if you worked 14 hours?

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

You start your rock collection with 3 rocks you've been given. How many rocks do have at the start?

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

You start your rock collection with 3 rocks you’ve been given.

Label the blanks in the table.

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

h

i

j

1

10

3

11

2

4

14

13

6

5

You start your rock collection with 3 rocks you’ve been given.

What is the equation?

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

You start your rock collection with 3 rocks you've been given.

What is the independent variable?

• Number of rocks you start with

• Number of rocks you collect (Total)

• Type of rocks

• Location of rocks