no a variable is anything that can change. a result is what you conclude after performing an experiment.
example:
ok let's say you want to test a new fertilizer you would most likely use two different plants in the same room using a different fertilizer for each plant. the variable would be the fertilizer and the result would be if the new fertilizer worked or not.
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The independent variable is the thing that stays the same throughout the problem.
dependent variable
That will result in "replications" of the experiment.
In my humble opinion, what people mean with a statistical variable is the same as a random variable, which is explained well in wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Random_variable.
Since the variable is the same, you can use the distributive property for this one. That is, subtract -8 minus 4, and attach the variable, "x", to the result.