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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
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