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WorksheetsIdentifying Independent and Dependent Variables
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 2hrs 6mins
Grace is bringing treats to her Algebra 1 class on her birthday. The number of treats she brings is based on the number of students in her class.
Which of the variables is independent?
number of students
number of treats
Jimmy earned $8 for every pizza he delivers.
m = money (dollars)
p = number of pizzas delivered
The dependent variable is:
m = money
p = number of pizzas delivered
Emma gets one sticker for every paper she completes.
s = stickers earned
p = papers completed
The independent variable is:
s = stickers earned
p = papers completed
Ty earns $12 per hour. How much money, m, does he earn on a shift of h hours? Identify the dependent variable.
m: money
h: hours
Asher is planning an experiment to find out how the height from which he drops a ball affects how high the ball bounces. The dependent variable is the _____.
Diameter of the ball
Force acting on the ball
Height that the ball bounces
Height from which the ball is dropped
The graph shows the distance traveled by Ms. Luce's family on a road trip. They will travel 25 miles each hour. Which statement is true about the situation?
the independent variable is distance
the independent variable is d=25 t
the dependent variable is time
the dependent variable is distance
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
A study was done to find if different tire treads affect the braking distance of a car.
The height of bean plants depends on the amount of water they receive.
Dilcia wants to know how drinking milk affects how tall Monica grows. Which is the independent variable?
Monica's growth
drinking milk
Identify the independent variable:
The amount of money, m, earned if t raffle tickets are sold
money, m
tickets, t
Identify the independent variable
The number of hours, h, worked and the amount of money, m, earned
hours, h
money, m
Identify the independent variable
The number of shelves, s, in a bookcase and the number of books, b, the bookcase can hold
s
b
Identify the independent variable
The number of pages, p, you read in your book in h hours
p
h
Identify the independent variable
The number of gallons, g, of water in a garden hose produces after running for m, minutes
m
g
Identify the independent variable
The pages p, in a book and the weight, w, of the book
p
w
Identify the independent variable
The pounds, p, of flour you buy and the number of bread loaves, b, you want to make
p
b
Identify the independent variable
The number of hamburgers, h, sold and the dollar amount of sales, s taken in
h
s
Identify the independent variable
The temperature, t, of water and the number of minutes, m, the water is in the freezer
t
m
The number of oranges in a bag and the cost of the bag of oranges are related. What is the independent variable in this relationship?
The number of oranges in the bag
The cost of the bag
You are walking directly away from your house. You are 5 miles away from your house when you start walking, so you can determine your distance from your house by adding 5 to the number of miles you have walked. In the equation below, x represents the number of miles you have walked, and y represents your distance from home in miles.
The relationship between these two variables can be expressed by the following equation:
y=x+5
Which is the independent variable?
Your distance from home
number of miles you walked
You are doing chores to earn your allowance. For each chore you do, you earn $3. In the equation below, c is the number of chores you do, and d is the number of dollars you earn.
The relationship between these two variables can be expressed by the following equation:
d=3c
Which of the following is the independent variable?
The number of chores you do
The amount of dollars you earn
In order to earn extra money on the weekends, Josie's string quartet performs at wedding receptions. The longer the reception, the more money they earn.
r = the length of the reception
m = the total amount of money Josie's quartet earns
Which of the variables is independent?
r
m
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 total amount of money Dalton earns
Which of the variables is dependent?
h
m
Paula streams movies through a company that charges her a $4 monthly fee plus $2.50 per movie 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
Katie designs websites. She can create four different websites each week. Katie wants to create an equation that will give her the total number of websites she can design given the number of weeks she works.
What is the independent variable
the number of websites she makes
the number of weeks
the design of the website
there isn't one
Sarah is participating in a walkathon to raise money for local literacy programs. The amount of money Sarah will raise depends on the distance she walks.
m = the amount of money Sarah will raise
d = the distance Sarah walks
Which of the variables is dependent?
m
d
The dependent quantities shown are;
3,4,5,6,7
-15, -20, -25, -30, -35
1,8,9,10,11,12
There are no dependent quantities
The independent quantities shown are;
3,4,5,6,7
-15, -20, -25, -30, -35
1,8,9,10,11,12
There are no dependent quantities
Which of the following is the label for the independent variable?
Money Collected
Raising Money
Boxes Sold
None of the above
The independent quantities shown are;
3,4,5,6,7
-15, -20, -25, -30, -35
1,8,9,10,11,12
There are no dependent quantities
