Independent and Dependent Variable

Sarah is bringing treats to her elementary school class on her birthday. The number of treats she brings in is based on the number of students in her class.

t = the number of treats

s = the number of students

Which of the variables is INDEPENDENT?

• s

• t

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

• Money Collected

• Raising Money

• Boxes Sold

• None of the above

Which label best describes the dependent quantities shown in the table?

• Number of tickets (t)

• Cost (c)

Which label best describes the independent quantities shown in the table?

• Number of tickets (t)

• Cost (c)

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

One chicken is injected with a growth hormone while another chicken is not injected with a growth hormone. After one year, both chickens are weighed. What is the independent variable?

• If a chicken was injected with a growth hormone or not

• The weight of the chicken

• The type of chicken

Identify the independent variable

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

• hours, h

• money, m

Identify the independent variable

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

• h

• s

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

Sarah is bringing treats to her elementary school class on her birthday. The number of treats she brings in is based on the number of students in her class.
t = the number of treats
s = the number of students
Which of the variables is independent?

• s = the number of students

• t = the number of treats