Identifying Independent and Dependent Variables Practice

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

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

Identify the dependent variable:
A study was done to find if different tire treads affect the braking distance of a car.

• The car

• The distance the car took to brake 

• The different tire treads

• The drive

Identify the independent variable:
The height of bean plants depends on the amount of water they receive. 

• The bean seed

• The amount of water provided daily

• The amount of sunlight they're exposed to daily

• How tall they grow by the end of the experiment

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

Name the INDEPENDENT variable from the table below.

• words

• minutes

In the table, Bubbles is the ______________.

• independent variable

• dependent variable

Sarah is bringing treats to her elementary school class on her birthday. The number of treats she brings in is based on the number of students in her class.

t = the number of treats

s = the number of students

Which of the variables is INDEPENDENT?

• s

• t

Which of the following is the label for the independent variable.

• Money Collected

• Raising Money

• Boxes Sold

• None of the above