Independent and Dependent Variables

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

Name the INDEPENDENT variable from the table below.

• words

• minutes

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

• the independent variable is distance
• the independent variable is d=25 t
• the dependent variable is time
• the dependent variable is distance

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

• Monica's growth

• drinking milk

Identify the independent variable

The number of shelves, s, in a bookcase and the number of books, b, the bookcase can hold

• s

• b

Identify the independent variable The number of hamburgers, h, sold and the dollar amount of sales, s taken in

• h

• s

Which of the following equations match the table.

• x = 2y

• y = 2x

• y = x + 5

• x = y