Independent Dependent Variable Math Sol

Determine which is the DEPENDENT variable: the number of minutes running or the amount of calories burned

• number of minutes running

• amount of calories burned

• both are

• neither are

Determine which is the INDEPENDENT variable: the amount of money earned or the number of lawns you mowed

• number of lawns mowed

• money earned

• Both are

• Neither are

Identify the independent variable: the length, l, of a pencil and the number of times, t, it has been sharpened

Identify the independent variable: the length of a story in pages, p, and the number of words, w, in a story

Identify the independent variable: The number of students, s, ahead of you in the lunch line and the time, t, it takes you to get lunch.

Identify the independent variable: the amount of time, t, to finish a race and the number of laps, l, around a track

Identify the independent variable: Tickets, t, sold for a race and the amount of money, m, collected

located on the y-axis

• dependent variable

• hours

• equation

• independent variable

Tickets sold for a race (t) , and the amount of money collected (m) Which is the INDEPENDENT VARIABLE?

The number of minutes spent talking on the phone (m) , and the amount of the phone bill (B) Which is the DEPENDENT variable?