Independent & Dependent Variables

Which of the following is the label for the independent variable.

• Money Collected

• Raising Money

• Boxes Sold

• None of the above

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

Grace is bringing treats to her Algebra 1 class on her birthday. The number of treats she brings is based on the number of students in her class.

Which of the variables is independent?

• number of students

• number of treats

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9

The independent variable is:

• s = stickers earned

• p = papers completed

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9

You are doing chores to earn your allowance. For each chore you do, you earn $3. In the equation below, c is the number of chores you do, and d is the number of dollars you earn.

The relationship between these two variables can be expressed by the following equation:

d=3c

Which of the following is the independent variable?

• The number of chores you do

• The amount of dollars you earn

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9

Identify the independent variable

The number of hours, h, worked and the amount of money, m, earned

• hours, h

• money, m

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9

Identify the independent variable

The number of shelves, s, in a bookcase and the number of books, b, the bookcase can hold

• s

• b

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9

Identify the independent variable

The pages p, in a book and the weight, w, of the book

• p

• w

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9

Identify the independent variable

The number of hamburgers, h, sold and the dollar amount of sales, s taken in

• h

• s

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9

The number of oranges in a bag and the cost of the bag of oranges are related. What is the independent variable in this relationship?

• The number of oranges in the bag

• The cost of the bag

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9

You are walking directly away from your house. You are 5 miles away from your house when you start walking, so you can determine your distance from your house by adding 5 to the number of miles you have walked. In the equation below, x represents the number of miles you have walked, and y represents your distance from home in miles.

The relationship between these two variables can be expressed by the following equation:

y=x+5

Which is the independent variable?

• Your distance from home

• number of miles you walked

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.C.9