Independent/Dependent Variables

Priya streams movies through a company that charges her a $5 monthly fee plus $1.50 per movie What is the dependent variable?

• the number of movies she rents
• the company that she rents from
• the money it costs
• There isn't one

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9

Kira designs websites. She can create three different websites each week. Kira wants to create an equation that will give her the total number of websites she can design given the number of weeks she works.
What is the independent vairble

• the number of websites she makes
• the number of weeks
• the design of the website
• there isn't one

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9

What would the INDEPENDENT variable be in an experiment testing which types of paper airplane goes furthest?

• the paper used
• the type of paper airplane
• the distance of each plane's flight
• how hard the plane is thrown

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2C

Bob earned $8 for every cake he delivers.

m = money
c = cakes he delivers

The dependent variable is:

• m = money
• c = cakes he delivers

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9

Carrie gets one sticker for every paper she completes.

s = stickers
p = paper

The independent variable is:

• s = stickers
• p = paper

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9

Tim got 3 pieces candy for every house he trick or treated at.

c = candy
h = house

The dependent variable is:

• c = candy
• h = house

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9

Ramone wants to know: does the distance a person kicks a soccer ball effect how well they will do on their math test.  What is the dependent variable?

• How far they kick the soccer ball
• who the person is
• how well they do on the math test
• Type of soccer ball.

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9

Marcos wants to know: Does the type of gasoline put in a car effect how fast the car can drive? What is the independent variable?

• Type of gasoline
• which car the gas is put into
• how fast the car can drive
• how much gas is put into the car