Dependent and Independent Variable

What is the dependent variable in the statement? The profit, p, and the number of candy bars sold, c

• Dependent variable: p

• Dependent variable: c

What is the dependent variable in the statement? The number of minutes spent talking on the phone, m, and the amount of a cell phone bill, a

• Dependent variable: m

• Dependent variable: a

What is the independent variable in the statement? The number of minutes spent talking on the phone, m, and the amount of a cell phone bill, a

• Independent variable: m

• Independent variable: a

What is the independent variable in the statement?

• Independent variable: d

• Independent variable: h

What is the dependent variable in the statement?

• Dependent variable: d

• Dependent variable: h

What is the dependent variable in the statement?

Wait time, w, and number of people in line to get on a ride, p

• Dependent variable: w

• Dependent variable: p

What is the dependent variable in the statement? Surface area of walls in a room, a, and the amount of paint used, p

• Dependent variable: a

• Dependent variable: p

What is the independent variable in the statement?

• Independent variable: w

• Independent variable: p

What is the independent variable in the statement? Surface area of walls in a room, a, and the amount of paint used, p

• Independent variable: a

• Independent variable: p

Dilcia wants to know how drinking milk affects how tall Monica grows. Which is the independent variable?

• Monica's growth

• drinking milk