"Solve for X," States an Eighth-Grade Mathematics Text

question 8

Short Answer

"Solve for x," states an eighth-grade mathematics text. Because x can assume different values, it is termed a(n) __________.

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Definitions:

Northern Democrats

A political faction in the United States before the Civil War, consisting of Democrats from the Northern states who had a range of views on slavery.

Ex-Confederate States

Refers to the Southern states that seceded from the United States to form the Confederacy during the American Civil War and were later readmitted to the Union.

Paternalism

A policy or practice of treating or governing people in a fatherly manner, especially by providing for their needs without giving them rights or responsibilities.

13th Amendment

Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified in 1865, which abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.