Identify Independent and Dependent Variables Math

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

Name the INDEPENDENT variable from the table below.

• words

• minutes

In the table, Bubbles is the ______________.

• independent variable

• dependent variable

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

• 2x

• x

• -4

• y

What is the independent variable on this graph?

• Number of push ups

• Days

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

• Number of tickets (t)

• Cost (c)

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

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

What is the dependent variable?

• Tickets

• Number

• Cost of tickets

• number of tickets