Independent and Dependent Variables

y = 4x + 1

IV: ​ (a)  

DV: ​ (b)  

• x

• y

• 4

• 1

Match the following using the phrase

"_____ depends on _____"

• how fast you drive

• opportunities for high paying jobs

• temperature

• how much air conditioning you use

• who scores more points

• total calories and fat

• number of cookies

• result of a football game

• how much education your have

• time it takes to drive somewhere

The table shows the cost of renting a bicycle. Which set of ordered pairs could be used to graph the relationship shown in the table?

• (2, 10), (3,15), (4,20), (5,25)

• (2,3), ((4,5), (10,15), (20,25)

• (10,2), (15,3), (20,4), (25,20)

• (3,2), (5,4), (15,10), (25,20)

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

• 2x

• x

• -4

• y

Which is the dependent variable?

• x

• y

• -1/2

• 4

The dependent variable is:

• x

• 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

Which is the dependent variable?

• x

• y

• -1/2

• 4

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

Choose the best term to complete the sentence.

• dependent variable

• independent variable

• linear equation