Dependent vs Independent Variables

In the table, Bubbles is the ______________.

• independent variable

• dependent variable

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

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9

Mrs. Ahlers set up an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp. What is the dependent variable?

• Distance traveled by the ball

• Height of the ramp

• Mass of the ball

• Where the experiment took place.

Ms. Shi is making a scrapbook. As she adds more photos, the scrapbook grows thicker.

p = the number of photos added

t = the thickness of the scrapbook

• t is the independent variable and p is the dependent variable

• p is the independent variable and t is the dependent variable

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9

Priya streams movies through a company that charges her a $5 monthly fee plus $1.50 per movie.  Her monthly movie cost can be found using the equation C=5+1.5m where C is the money it costs and m is the number of movies she rents. What is the dependent variable?

• the number of movies she rents

• the company that she rents from

• the money it costs

• There isn't one

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9

Name the INDEPENDENT variable from the table below.

• words

• minutes

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9

Sarah is bringing treats to her elementary school class on her birthday. The number of treats she brings in is based on the number of students in her class.
t = the number of treats
s = the number of students
Which of the variables is independent?

• s = the number of students

• t = the number of treats

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9

Select the correct independent and dependent parts of the graph .

(choose 2 answers)

• The dependent variable is total cost

• The dependent variable is weight

• The independent variable is total cost

• The independent variable is the weight of the package

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9

What does the underlined portion represent?

The amount of food I eat at a restaurant vs the cost of the check

• Independent

• Dependent

On a graph, which axis shows the dependent variable?

• x-axis

• y-axis

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9