Sophie earned $5 for every A she got on her report card.

m = money

A = A on report card

The dependent variable is:

Kim is taking a taxi from the airport to her home. There is a $6 flat fee for riding in the taxi. In addition, Kim must also pay $2 per mile. Write an equation where m is the number of miles and t is the total cost in dollars of the taxi ride.

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?

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?

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?

Paula streams movies through a company that charges her a $4 monthly fee plus $2.50 per movie What is the dependent variable?

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

A food service worker earns $12 per hour. How much money, m, does the worker earn on a shift of h hours? Identify the dependent variable.

A food service worker earns $12 per hour. Write an equation to determine how much money, m, the worker can earn for any number of h hours?