Dependent vs Independent Variable

Yardena is planning her wedding. The number of announcements she orders is determined by the number of guests she wants to invite. The number of announcements is the......

• independent variable

• dependent variable

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The height of a sunflower in inches, h, and the number of days since it was planted, d

The independent variable is.....

• d

• h

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The amount of money Isabella earns, m, and the number of hours she works, h

The independent variable is...

• m

• h

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The number of miles Terrance has driven, m, and the amount of gas he has used, g

The independent variable is.....

• m

• g

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9

A phone company charges a base rate of $40 a month for service. The user is charged $0.20 a minute for every minute used. The total amount charge to the customer, p, for any number of minutes, m, can be represented by the function
p = .2m + 40.
What is the dependent variable?

• The # of minutes used

• The base rate of $40

• The total amount charged to the customer

• The $0.20 per minute

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Which is the dependent variable?

• x

• y

• -1/2

• 4

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Which is the dependent variable?

• x

• y

• -1/2

• 4

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

• y

• x

• -2

• 3x

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Carson is selling lemonade. The number of cups of lemonade he sells determines how much money he earns. The independent variable is....

• the number of cups of lemonade Carson sells

• the amount of money Carson earns

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The number of candles on a birthday cake, c, and that person's age, a

The independent variable is...

• c

• a

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