grade 6 revision pack

Dilcia wants to know how drinking milk affects how tall a Monica grows. Which is the independent variable?

• Monica's growth
• drinking milk

A(n) _____________ variable depends on or is changed by another variable.

• dependent
• independent

Name the INDEPENDENT variable from the table below.

• words
• minutes

In the table, Bubbles is the ______________.

• independent variable

• dependent variable

Sarah is bringing treats to her elementary school class on her birthday. The number of treats she brings in is based on the number of students in her class.

t = the number of treats

s = the number of students

Which of the variables is INDEPENDENT?

• s

• t

Sophie earned $5 for every A she got on her report card.

m = money

A = A on report card

The dependent variable is:

• m = money

• A = A on report card

A food service worker earns $12 per hour. How much money, m, does the worker earn on a shift of h hours? Identify the dependent variable.

• money

• hours

Nancy can type 50 words per minute. Look at the table below to write an equation that matches the data.

• m=50 + w
• w= 50m
• w= 50 + m
• m= 50 - w

Greg gets paid $6 an hour working in a garden. Use the equation m=6h, where m is the money he makes, and h is the hours he works. How much money does he make if he works 9 hours?

• $15
• $3
• $54
• $53

Which equation matches the table?

• y = x + 5

• y = 5x

• y = x - 5

• x = y - 0