Independent and Dependent Variables

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Henry is cooking a turkey for his family. His recipe says to cook the turkey for 15 minutes per pound. The independent quantity is ________

Options: time , time in minutes, minutes , time (min)

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time , time in minutes, minutes , time (min)

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9

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Henry is cooking a turkey for his family. His recipe says to cook the turkey for 15 minutes per pound. The dependent variable is _________.

Options: weight, pounds, weight (lb), turkey's weight, lbs

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weight, pounds, weight (lb), turkey's weight, lbs

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9

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Which graph represents the scenario: Henry is cooking a turkey for 15 minutes per pound?

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

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When Jane exercises on an elliptical machine, her initial heart rate is 90 beats per minute. She warms up at this rate for 5 minutes. Over the next 5 minutes, she gradually increases to 150 beats per minute. She maintains that rate for 15 minutes before gradually decreasing back to her original heart rate at the end of her 30-minute workout. The independent variable in this scenario is __________

Options: time, time (min), minutes, time in minutes

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time, time (min), minutes, time in minutes

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

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When Jane exercises on an elliptical machine, her initial heart rate is 90 beats per minute. She warms up at this rate for 5 minutes. Over the next 5 minutes, she gradually increases to 150 beats per minute. She maintains that rate for 15 minutes before gradually decreasing back to her original heart rate at the end of her 30-minute workout. The dependent variable in this scenario is ___________

Options: heart rate, Jane's heart rate, beats, heart beats

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heart rate, Jane's heart rate, beats, heart beats

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5B

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Which graph represents the following scenario: When Jane exercises on an elliptical machine, her initial heart rate is 90 beats per minute. She warms up at this rate for 5 minutes. Over the next 5 minutes, she gradually increases to 150 beats per minute. She maintains that rate for 15 minutes before gradually decreasing back to her original heart rate at the end of her 30-minute workout.

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CCSS.HSF.IF.B.4

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A student performs several experiments in which he swings a pendulum for a 20-second duration. He uses a string that is 27 cm long, and he tests pendulum masses of different sizes, varying from 2 to 12 grams. He records the number of swings each pendulum makes in 20 seconds. The independent variable in this scenario is ___________

Options: mass , mass (grams), grams , weight

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mass

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5B

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A student performs several experiments in which he swings a pendulum for a 20-second duration. He uses a string that is 27 cm long, and he tests pendulum masses of different sizes, varying from 2 to 12 grams. He records the number of swings each pendulum makes in 20 seconds. The dependent variable in this scenario is ___________

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number of swings

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.5B

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A city discovers that its population has been tripling every year. The independent variable in this scenario is:

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time, years, time (years)

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CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2

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A city discovers that its population has been tripling every year. The dependent variable in this scenario is:

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Population, Population (thousands), people

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CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2