Independent Dependent Variable Math

Determine which is the INDEPENDENT variable: the number of minutes running or the amount of calories burned

• Number of minutes running

• number of calories

• They are both

• neither one is

Determine which is the DEPENDENT variable: the grade made on your math test or the number of minutes you spent studying

• Grade on math test

• number of minutes

• Both are

• Neither are

Determine which is the INDEPENDENT variable: the grade made on your math test or the number of minutes you spent studying

• neither are

• both are

• grade on the test

• number of minutes

Determine which is the DEPENDENT variable: the number of minutes running or the amount of calories burned

• number of minutes running

• amount of calories burned

• both are

• neither are

​ ​ The variable that is NOT affected is called the ​ ​ (a)   and the variable that is affected is called the ​ ​ ​ (b)  

• Independent Variable

• Dependent Variable

In the equation y = 2x - 4, what is the dependent variable?

• 2x

• x

• -4

• y

Elizabeth hired a cleaning service to clean her house. To find C, the total cost of cleaning her house, she used the following equation.

C = 7.5x + 25

What is the dependent variable for the equation?

• 7.25

• 25

• C

• x

The dependent variable is:

• x

• y

Which is the dependent variable?

• x

• y

• -1/2

• 4

Ordered Pair - A set of ​ (a)   numbers, with the ​ (b)   (independent variable) listed ​ (c)   , and the ​ (d)   (dependent variable) listed ​ (e)   .

• two

• x-coordinate

• first

• y-coordinate

• second