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Grade 6 Unit 5 Lesson 17 T SJ
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Grade 6 · Unit 5 · Lesson 17
MC: 6.EE.9
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Recap today’s lesson with one or more of the
following questions:
Explain how your solution is reasonable.
How do you know which variable is
independent and which variable is
dependent?
Apply and demonstrate your
knowledge of independent and
dependent variables to solve a real
world problem.
Instructions Closure
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Name: ____________________________
Date: ______________________________
Directions: Read and solve.
The marching band is selling foam fingers to raise money for
transportation to a competition. The band makes $25 profit on each
case of foam fingers sold.
Help the marching band determine how much profit (
p
) will be made
per case (
c
) of foam fingers.
a. Determine the independent and dependent variables.
Independent variable: ____________ Dependent variable: ____________
b. Create a table of values (t-chart) to find the profit from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 cases of
foam fingers.
c. Write an equation that can be used to determine the profit per case of foam fingers.
Equation: ________________________
d. Graph the equation using the ordered pairs from the t-chart.
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Use the table of values, graph, or the equation you generated in parts a-d to
solve the following problems. Show your work.
e. What is the profit on 15 cases of foam fingers?
f. What is the profit on 100 cases of foam fingers?
g. The marching band needs to make $1550.00 to pay for their transportation to the
competition. How many cases of foam fingers do they need to sell?
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