document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=29015>Question 29015</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A student earns $0.65 for each mistake she finds in a text.  Sketch (graph) the equation of direct variation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'm lost here can anyone help me </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #15846 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=15846\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what are the variables?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "They are the things that can vary<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The number of mistakes found can vary<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the amount earned varies but it depends on number of mistakes found<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That's important<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The number of mistakes found does NOT depend on amount earned<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So its a one-way street, though they're directly related<BR>\n" );
document.write( "call e the amount earned- it's the DEpendant vaiable because it's<BR>\n" );
document.write( "DEpendant on mistakes found<BR>\n" );
document.write( "call m the number of mistakes found<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It's the INdependant variable, because it makes the other variable change,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "not the other way around<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You need to get this in order to draw graphs!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "e = .065m is the equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ALWAYS put the DEpendant variable on the vertical axis<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That would be e<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So it's a straight line that goes though the origin with slope = .065<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m is on the horizontal axis </SPAN>\n" );
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