use numbers from the previous equation. How do you know your parameters make y as small as possible? Xander looked at the equation 3y + 4 = 9x - 11 and said, "The variables are x an The parameters are 3, 4, 9, and -11." Z'Kera said, "I agree about the variables, but the parameters are 3 and 5." Who is correct, Xander, Z'Kera, or both?