Copyright © Swun Math Grade 6 Unit 5 Lesson 17 T SJ
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.