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Independent variables (IV): These are the factors or conditions that you manipulate in an experiment.
Dependent variable It is something that depends on other factors
A constant is a value or number that never changes in expression; it's constantly the same.
A control group in a scientific experiment is a group separated from the rest of the experiment, where the independent variable being tested cannot influence the results.
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x=12
x/16-1-4=1/2
multiply by both sides
x-4=8
move constant to the right side of and change its sign
x=8+4
add the numbers
x=12
