Independent and Dependent Real Life Scenarios

The time spent working causes the amount earned.

• True

• False

The time spent working is the independent quantity.

• True

• False

The dependent quantities are represented by these values: 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50.

• True

• False

The independent quantities are represented by these values: 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.

• True

• False

Match the following using the given graph of a two-variable equation.

• y = 4x

• Dependent Variable x

• Velocity in m/s

• Independent Variable y

• Time in seconds

• Velocity after 2 minutes

• 8 m/s

• Equation

• 5 seconds

• Time it takes to reach a velocity of 20 m/s

Paula streams movies through a company that charges her a $4 monthly fee plus $2.50 per movie What is the dependent variable?

• the number of movies she rents

• the company that she rents from

• the money it costs

• There isn't one

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 label best describes the dependent quantities shown in the table?

• Number of tickets (t)

• Cost (c)

• The dependent variable is total cost
• The dependent variable is weight
• The independent variable is total cost
• The independent variable is cost of a package

• the independent variable is distance
• the independent variable is d=25 t
• the dependent variable is time
• the dependent variable is distance