Dependent Relationships Math

A(n) _____________ variable depends on or is changed by another variable.

• dependent

• independent

In the equation m = 5 r + 4, which of the following represents the dependent variable?

• r

• 5

• m

• 4

• 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

On a graph, which axis shows the dependent variable?

• x-axis

• y-axis

• neither

• it changes

What makes up an ordered pair?

• Two random numbers

• An x-value and a y-value

• Two pears

• Two lines

In the table, Bubbles is the ______________.

• independent variable

• dependent variable

In this scenario, candy is the _________________ variable.

• independent

• dependent

A food service worker earns $12 per hour. How much money, m, does the worker earn on a shift of h hours? Identify the dependent variable.

• money

• hours

Priya streams movies through a company that charges her a $5 monthly fee plus $1.50 per movie What is the dependent variable?

• the number of movies she rents

• the company that she rents from

• the cost

• the monthly fee

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