Independent and Dependent Variable Function Machine Write Equation

Name the INDEPENDENT variable from the table below.

• words

• minutes

In the table, Bubbles is the ______________.

• independent variable

• dependent variable

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

• Money Collected

• Raising Money

• Boxes Sold

• None of the above

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

• Number of tickets (t)

• Cost (c)

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

• 2x

• x

• -4

• y

What is the dependent variable in the equation y = 3x - 2?

• y

• x

• -2

• 3x

What is the function of the table?

• y=x-10

• y=x-14

• y=x÷3

• y=x*3

In the table, the bubble machine can produce 12 giant bubbles in one minute. Bubbles is the ______________. (Hint: What is the input value and what is the output value?)

• independent variable

• dependent variable

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