Identifying Independent and Dependent Variables in Math

What is the independent variable?

The number of gallons of paint needed, g, and the size of a room in square feet, s

• number of gallons of paint needed, g

• the size of the room in square feet, s

What is the independent variable?

The number of eggs Dairus has, e, and the number of batches of muffins he can bake, b

• the number of eggs Darius has, e

• the number of batches of muffins he can bake, b

What is the dependent variable?

The number of gallons of paint needed, g, and the size of a room in square feet, s

• number of gallons of paint needed, g

• the size of the room in square feet, s

What is the dependent variable?

The number of eggs Dairus has, e, and the number of batches of muffins he can bake, b

• the number of eggs Darius has, e

• the number of batches of muffins he can bake, b

Which label best describes the independent quantities shown in the table?

• Number of tickets (t)

• Cost (c)

On a graph, which axis shows the dependent variable?

• x-axis

• y-axis

• neither

• it changes

On a graph, which axis shows the independent variable?

• x-axis

• y-axis

• neither

• it changes

A(n) _____________ variable depends on or is changed by another variable.

• dependent

• independent

Name the INDEPENDENT variable from the table below.

• words

• minutes

In the table, Bubbles is the ______________.

• independent variable

• dependent variable