a. The first variable is x and the second variable is y.
b. The equations are
and 
Step-by-step explanation:
Step 1:
The first step is to define the variables. The variables can be any two symbols, letters, characters, etc.
Here let the first variable be x and the let the second variable be y.
So the variables are defined as x and y.
Step 2:
The sum of the given variables is 12.
The first variable + the second variable = 12,

The difference between the two variables is 4.
The first variable - the second variable = 4.

Step 3:
If we add both the equations we get,
and 
x = 8 and y = 4.
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
x = (0.5,0)
y= (0,-3)
slope = 2
<span>The dependent variable is the value that changes when one factor is changed. The independent variable is what being changed in a system. For this cae the dependent variable would be the height of the parasail while the independent variable would be the speed of the motorboat.</span>
The value of the 0 in the number 60,152 is the thousands place.
6 = ten thousand
0 = thousand
1 = hundreds
5 = tens
2 = ones
Hope helps!-Aparri