Grade 6 · Expressions and Equations

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.EE.C.9

Use variables to represent two quantities in a real-world problem that change in relationship to one another; write an equation to express one quantity, thought of as the dependent variable, in terms of the other quantity, thought of as the independent variable. Analyze the relationship between the dependent and independent variables using graphs and tables, and relate these to the equation.

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Lessons that teach this standard

• Writing Equations and Inequalities from Words

  How to turn a worded problem into an equation or inequality, what solving actually asks, which words signal each inequality sign, and how two quantities relate.