Independent and Dependent Variables

Andrew is building a brick wall around his garden. He works for (h) hours and completes (f) feet of wall.

• The number of hours worked depends on the number of feet of wall built.

• The number of feet of wall built depends on the number of hours worked.

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CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

Joey had a toy plane with a rubber band propeller and plastic wheels. He spun the propeller (t) times, set the plane on the floor, and then it rolled forward (f) feet.

• The number of times the propeller is spun depends on the number of feet the plane rolls forward.

• The number of feet the plane rolls forward depends on the number of times the propeller is spun.

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9

Tina has a lemonade stand. She sells (c) cups of lemonade for a total profit (p).

• The total profit depends on the number of cups of lemonade sold.

• The number of cups of lemonade sold depends on the total profit.

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9

Lisa bought and planted a tomato plant. For every (t) teaspoons of fertilizer that she adds to the plant it grows (c) centimeters.

• The number of teaspoons of fertilizer added depends on the number of centimeters the plant grows.

• The number of centimeters the plant grows depends on the number of teaspoons of fertilizer added.

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9

Jake normally uses (g) gallons of water per month, and receives a water bill for the total cost (c) of his water usage.

• The number of gallons used depends on the total cost.

• The total cost depends on the number of gallons used.

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9

Valerie rides on a toy car. She races to see how many laps around the house she can complete. Valerie completes (L) laps in (m) minutes.

• The number of laps completed depends on the number of minutes spent racing.

• The number of minutes spent racing depends on the number of laps completed.

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9

Dave puts a (z) ounce weight on the end of a rubber band and it stretches (n) inches.

• The number of inches the rubber band stretches depends on the number of ounces of the weight.

• The number of ounces of the weight depends on the number of inches the rubber band stretches.

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9

Kelly swung the bat and hit a tee ball with (p) pounds of force. The ball flew a distance of (f) feet.

• The number of pounds of force she hits the ball with depends on the number of feet the ball flies.

• The number of feet the ball flies depends on the number of pounds of force she hits the ball with.

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CCSS.HSF.IF.A.2

Jesse types (w) words in (m) minutes.

• The number of words typed depends on the number of minutes spent typing.

• The number of minutes spent typing depends on the number of words typed.

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CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

Joseph has a job processing film at Photo Stop. He processes (r) rolls of film every (m) minutes.

• The number of rolls of film processed depends on the number of minutes spent processing.

• The number of minutes spent processing depends on the number of rolls of film processed.

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9