Independent and Dependent Variables Math

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

• Number of tickets (t)

• Cost (c)

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9

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

• Number of tickets (t)

• Cost (c)

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9

On a graph, which axis shows the dependent variable?

• x-axis

• y-axis

• neither

• it changes

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9

On a graph, which axis shows the independent variable?

• x-axis

• y-axis

• neither

• it changes

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9

Match the following using the given graph of a two-variable equation.

• 5 seconds

• Velocity after 2 minutes

• 8 m/s

• Equation

• y = 4x

• Independent Variable y

• Time in seconds

• Time it takes to reach a velocity of 20 m/s

• Velocity in m/s

• Dependent Variable x

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

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

• y

• x

• -2

• 3x

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9

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

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9

Which is the dependent variable?

• x

• y

• -1/2

• 4

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9

Which is the dependent variable?

• x

• y

• -1/2

• 4

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9

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

• 2x

• x

• -4

• y

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9