Saving Money Scenario
Name____________________ Date____________________
Directions: Read the following scenario and answer the questions. Mark has $35 saved in his room. He earns $5 a week for his allowance. He wants to save his money for Christmas.
a) Write an algebraic expression that generalizes the pattern to obtain the amount of money Mark has saved.
b) Write an algebraic equation that models this situation using x to represent the number of weeks and y to represent the amount of money saved.
c) What are the variable quantities in this problem?
d) What are the constants in this problem?
e) What is the independent variable? Explain.
f) What is the dependent variable? Explain.