Dependant Variables

Choose the correct one for finding why something IS a function:

• Each independent variable has only one dependent variable.

• Each independent variable has only two dependent variables.

• Each constant variable has one dependent variable.

• Each independent variable has one control variable.

Identify the dependent variable. Addison earns 3 swipes every week on Friday for passing out papers.

• swipes

• weeks

• days

• papers

Carey and Justin are raising money to purchase books for their school's library. The more money they raise, the more books they will be able to purchase for the library.
m = the amount of money Carey and Justin raise
b = the number of books Carey and Justin will be able to purchase
Which of the variables is dependent?

• m

• b

In order to earn extra spending money, Dalton babysits children after school. The greater the number of hours he babysits, the more money he earns.
h = the number of hours Dalton babysits
m = the amount of money Dalton earns
Which of the variables is dependent?

• h

• m

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

• y

• x

• -2

• 3x

Which is the dependent variable?

• x

• y

• -1/2

• 4

What are the dependent values in the graph?

• 0, 1, 2, 3, 4

• 500, 450, 400, 350, 300

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

• 2x

• x

• -4

• y

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