Dependent and Independent Variables Word Problems
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
You are selling cupcakes for $3. If you sell 5 cupcakes you have $18.
What are the independent and dependent variables in the scenario?
Independent: Money made Dependent: cupcakes
Independent: cupcakes Dependent: money made
Independent: $18 Dependent: 5 cupcakes
Independent: 5 cupcakes Dependent: $18
Tags
CCSS.6.EE.C.9
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The population of fish in a pond is decreasing at a rate of 2 fish per month. After 3 months there are 50 fish left.
What are the independent and dependent variables for this scenario?
Independent: 3 months Dependent: 50 fish
Independent: 50 fish Dependent: 3 months
Independent: months Dependent: fish
Independent: fish Dependent: months
Tags
CCSS.6.EE.C.9
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Violet has an Internet business selling paint sets. After an initial website fee each week, she makes a profit of $0.75 on each set she sells. If she sells 8 sets and she makes $2.25; write an equation in point-slope form representing her weekly possible earnings.
y - 2.25 = 0.75(x - 8)
y - 8 = 0.75(x - 2.25)
y - 8 = 2.25(x - 0.75)
y - 0.75 = 2.25(x - 8)
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A(n) _____________ variable depends on or is changed by another variable.
dependent
independent
Tags
CCSS.L.3.4D
CCSS.L.6.4C
CCSS.L.7.4C
CCSS.L.8.4C
CCSS.L.9-10.4C
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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
Tags
CCSS.6.EE.C.9
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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
Tags
CCSS.6.EE.C.9
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In the equation y = 2x - 4, what is the dependent variable?
2x
x
-4
y
Tags
CCSS.6.EE.C.9
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