Identify Independent and Dependent

INDEPENDENT or DEPENDENT?

Two marbles are drawn from a container in such a way that the first marble drawn is replaced before selecting the second marble.

• Independent

• Dependent

INDEPENDENT or DEPENDENT?

A bag contains some red-colored and some blue-colored marbles. First a red-colored marble is drawn and then, without replacing the first marble, a blue-colored marble is drawn.

• Independent

• Dependent

INDEPENDENT or DEPENDENT? Amy plays card games. She picks a card at random. Then WITHOUT putting the first card back, she picks a second card at random.

• Independent

• Dependent

INDEPENDENT or DEPENDENT?

Two fair coins are flipped at the same time.

• Independent

• Dependent

In the equation y = 2x - 4, what is the dependent variable?

• 2x

• x

• -4

• y

What is the dependent variable in the equation y = 3x - 2?

• y

• x

• -2

• 3x

Elizabeth hired a cleaning service to clean her house. To find C, the total cost of cleaning her house, she used the following equation.

C = 7.5x + 25

What is the dependent variable for the equation?

• 7.25

• 25

• C

• x

Elizabeth hired a cleaning service to clean her house. To find C, the total cost of cleaning her house, she used the following equation.

C = 7.5x + 25

What is the dependent variable for the equation?

• 7.25

• 25

• C

• x

Which is the dependent variable?

• x

• y

• -1/2

• 4

Which is the dependent variable?

• x

• y

• -1/2

• 4