Independent and Dependent Variables

What is the independent variable?

The number of students in a class, s, and the number of desks needed, d

• number of students in a class, s

• number of desks needed, d

• number of desks in a class, d

• number of students needed, s

What is the dependent variable?

The number of students in a class, s, and the number of desks needed, d

• number of students in a class, s

• number of desks needed, d

• number of desks in a class, d

• number of students needed, s

What is the independent variable?

The number of candles on a birthday cake, c, and that person's age, a

• number of candles on a birthday cake, c

• that person's age, a

What is the dependent variable?

The number of candles on a birthday cake, c, and that person's age, a

• number of candles on a birthday cake, c

• that person's age, a

What is the independent variable?

The height of a sunflower in inches, h, and the number of days since it was planted, p

• number of days the sunflower grows, g

• number of days since the sunflower was planted, p

• height of a sunflower in inches, h

What is the dependent variable?

The height of a sunflower in inches, h, and the number of days since it was planted, p

• number of days the sunflower grows, g

• number of days since the sunflower was planted, p

• height of a sunflower in inches, h

What is the independent variable?

The number of gallons of paint needed, g, and the size of a room in square feet, s

• number of gallons of paint needed, g

• the size of the room in square feet, s

What is the dependent variable?

The number of gallons of paint needed, g, and the size of a room in square feet, s

• number of gallons of paint needed, g

• the size of the room in square feet, s

What is the independent variable?

The number of eggs Dairus has, e, and the number of batches of muffins he can bake, b

• the number of eggs Darius has, e

• the number of batches of muffins he can bake, b

What is the dependent variable?

The number of eggs Dairus has, e, and the number of batches of muffins he can bake, b

• the number of eggs Darius has, e

• the number of batches of muffins he can bake, b