Standard. EE.

9: Direct
Variation; Equations, Tables,
and Graphs of Dependent and
Independent Variables

Standard. EE.8: Writing and

Graphing Inequalities

Standard. EE.5: Substitution

Standard. EE.7: Equations
OR enrichment from Grade 7

Chocolate Bar Pizzazz Puzzle: IXL: Choose 1:

Z2- Which x satisfies an
Why Did the equation?
Sales Task
Z3- Write an equation from
Kangaroo See words.
a Psychiatrist? Or a Grade 7 Extension:
Standard. EE.7: Equations
Standard. EE.8: Inequalities

SmartBoard
Play games linked to
todays blog post to
practice equations and
inequalities.

Standard. EE.7: Writing and

Solving One-Step Equations

Equations
Match

Standard. EE.7: Writing and

Solving One-Step Equations

Silly Sally Error

Analysis!

Standard.
Standard.
Standard.
Standard.
Variation

EE.5:
EE.7:
EE.8:
EE.9:

Substitution
Equations
Inequalities
Direct

Thinking Map!
Create a map to
demonstrate a standard
you have learned in Unit 4.
(Examples: a Brace Map of
the unit; a Flow Map of
solving equations; a Double
Bubble of equations vs.
inequalities, etc.)

S6- Solve two-step equations

S7- Solve equations: word
problems
Standard. EE.9: Direct
Variation; Equations, Tables,
and Graphs of Dependent and
Independent Variables

iPods and
Real-World
Math
Standard. EE.9: Direct
Variation; Equations, Tables,
and Graphs of Dependent and
Independent Variables

Independent &
Dependent
Variables Card
Sort

Name:_________________________________________

6.EE Chocolate Bar Sales

Alignments to Content Standards: 6.EE.C.9

Task: Stephanie is helping her band collect money to fund a field trip. The band decided to sell
boxes of chocolate bars. Each bar sells for $1.50 and each box contains 20 bars. Below is a partial
table of monies collected for different numbers of boxes sold.

Boxes Sold (b)

Money Collected (m)

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

$30.00

$150.00

1.

Complete the table above for values of m.

2.

Write an equation for the amount of money, m, that will be collected if b boxes of chocolate
bars are sold.
______________________________________________________________________

3.

Which is the independent variable? ______________________________________________

4.

Which is the dependent variable? _______________________________________________

5.

Graph the equation using the ordered pairs from the table above. Label the x- and y-axes.

6.

Calculate how much money will be collected if 100 boxes of chocolate bars are sold.
_____________

7.

The band collected $1530.00 from chocolate bar sales. How many boxes did they sell?
___________

Adapted from www.illustrativemathematics.com

Inequality Games for SmartBoard

https://www.quia.com/ba/109090.html - battleship
problems
https://www.quia.com/mc/2608875.html - matching graphs

Silly Sally Error Analysis

Name:_________________
Sally is a silly little girl that makes silly mistakes! She also forgets to check her work when
solving equations! Analyze her work in Column #1. In Column #2, explain what she did
wrong. In Column #3, show how Silly Sally should work out the problem. Show ALL steps
(include the check)!

Silly Sallys Work

(Circle her mistake):

2
3

3
2

y = 28
2
3

y = 28)

y = 84
10.8 = 12a
12
12
a = 9

What did Silly Sally

do wrong?

Show Silly Sally how its done!

(Include the check!

w - 139 =
18
+ 18
+18
w

36

y
15

15
y

15
= 3

1
1
b 4 b 60
2
2
4b = 60
4
4
b = 15

~iPods and Real-World Math ~

Names:__________________________________

An iPod Nano can hold up to 16 gigabytes (GB) of data.

1) How many gigabytes can be stored on 0 iPod Nanos? ________________
1? ___________________
4?________________________
__________________________
2) If you have enough iPod Nanos to hold 80 GB, how many of them do you have?
________
3) Fill in the table:
X (# of
iPods)
Y (total GB)

25
96

160

4) What is the direct variation equation? _____________________

12?

5) Based on this problem, answer the following. (Hint: Refer to the table in #3.)
a. What is the independent variable?
___________________________________________________
b. What is the dependent variable?
____________________________________________________
6) As the number of iPod Nanos increases, the total number of gigabytes
__________________.
7) Graph the data from #3 below (graph any data that fits on the graph).
Gigabytes on iPod Nanos
200

Total gigabytes

150
100
50

10

15

20

25

# iPod Nanos

8) Challenge! For Black Friday, Costco is running a special on iPods. If you buy a membership for
$85, you can buy iPods for only $75.
a. Write an equation that relates the total cost, c, with the purchase of iPods, i.
__________________
b. Is this a direct variation? ___________ How do you know?
______________________________________

Equations Match

Word Problem:
Solution:

Equation:

Solution Method:

Reyna earned some

money, x, while
babysitting. She also
earned $67.84 for her
allowance. If she now
has $125.50, write an
equation and solve for x,
the amount she earned
babysitting.

Vann ate 4 times as

many Taco Bell tacos as
Edwin. If he ate 220
pounds of tacos, how
many pounds, x, did
Edwin eat?

Michah saved x dollars.

He spent $67.84 of that
money, and now he has
$125.50 left. How much
had he originally saved?

Mrs. Bothers graded x

papers this weekend. If
these papers were split
evenly amongst 4
classes, and each class
averaged 220 papers,
write an equation and
solve for x, the total
papers she graded this
weekend.

x + 67.84 = 125.50

4x = 220

To solve the
equation, subtract
67.84 from both
sides.

To solve the
equation, divide by
4 on both sides.

x = 57.66

x = 55

x 67.84 = 125.50

To solve the
equation, add
67.84 to both
sides.

x = 193.34

x
220
4

To solve the
equation, multiply
both sides by 4.

x = 880

Independent/Dependent Variables Sort

Directions: After the cards are cut out, students will match the
scenarios that go together. On the left, put the independent
variables; on the right, put the dependent variables.

Exten
sion