Independent Dependent Variable Math Sol

Kira designs websites. She can create three different websites each week. Kira wants to create an equation that will give her the total number of websites she can design given the number of weeks she works.

What is the independent variable?

• the number of websites she makes

• the number of weeks

• the design of the website

• there isn't one

A food service worker earns $12 per hour. How much money, m, does the worker earn on a shift of h hours? Identify the dependent variable.

• money

• hours

Carey and Justin are raising money to purchase books for their school's library. The more money they raise, the more books they will be able to purchase for the library.
m = the amount of money Carey and Justin raise
b = the number of books Carey and Justin will be able to purchase
Which of the variables is dependent?

• m

• b

Lily got one prize for every book she read.

p = prize
b = books she reads

The independent variable is:

• p = prize

• b = books she reads

IS THE TABLE PROPORTIONAL OR NON-PROPORTIONAL

• PROPORTIONAL

• NON-PROPORTIONAL

What is the constant of proportionality? 

• 8

• 16

• 24

• 2

Sophie earned $1 for every time she got an A on her report card.

m = money
A = A on report card

The dependent variable is:

• m = money

• A = A on report card

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