Dependent and Independent Variables Tables and Graphs

Which equation matches the table?

• y = x 

• y = 5x

• y = x - 4

• y = x + 4

What is the algebraic equation for this table?

• y = 480x

• x = y/480

• x + 480 = y

• 480 - x = y

What are the independent quantities in the table?

• {5,6,7,8,9}

• {0,1,2,3,4}

• x

• y

What are the dependent quantities from the table?

• {-3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3}

• {9, 6, 3, 0, -3, -6, -9}

• x

• y

Which equation matches the table?

• y = x + 5

• y = 5x

• y = x - 5

• x = y - 5

What is the value of the missing output?

• 44

• 42

• 30

• 36

What rule would explain this input output table?

• The output is 3 times as much as the input.

• The input is 3 times as much as the output.

• The output is 8 times as much as the input.

• The input is 8 times as much as the output.

What is the INDEPENDENT variable?

• distance

• 25

• time

• there isn't one

What is the DEPENDENT variable?

• total cost

• weight

• 0.3

• there isn't one

On a graph, which axis shows the INDEPENDENT variable?

• x-axis

• y-axis

• neither

• it changes